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Chicago Sun-Times
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15-year-old boy shot in Englewood

Chicago police work a crime scene where a 15-year-old boy was shot in an empty lot in the 7100 block of S Emerald Ave., in the Englewood neighborhood. Monday May 10, 2021. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Time | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times, Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

A 15-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Monday evening in Englewood on the South Side.

The boy was found about 6:15 p.m. on a sidewalk in the 7100 block of South Emerald Avenue and told officers he had heard shots and felt pain, Chicago police said.

He suffered a gunshot wound to the right leg and a grazed wound to the neck, police said.

He was transported to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition, according to police.

Chicago fire officials initially reported the boy was in critical condition.

No one is in custody, police said.

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