2 teenagers wounded in Fernwood shooting

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Two teenagers were wounded in a Fernwood neighborhood shooting Saturday night on the Far South Side.

The teengs, ages 15 and 17, were walking about 9:40 p.m. in the 10500 block of South Wallace when someone in a black vehicle nearby opened fire, according to Chicago Police.

The 17-year-old was shot in the back and taken in serious condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said. The younger boy suffered a gunshot wound to the left thigh and was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.

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