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2 boys wounded in Uptown shooting

By  Nader Issa
   
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A man and a boy were wounded in a shooting Thursday evening in the 4600 block of North Sheridan Road. | Google Earth

Two boys, ages 13 and 17, were shot Thursday evening in Uptown.

They were wounded about 7:35 p.m. in the 4600 block of North Sheridan Road, Chicago Police said.

Both were struck in their legs. Paramedics took the 17-year-old to Weiss Memorial Hospital, and the 13-year-old was taken to Lurie Children’s Hospital.

They were both in serious condition, police said.

Area North detectives were investigating the shooting.


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