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Chicago Sun-Times
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Teen shoots himself in the leg in Austin

A teen was shot Tuesday night in Austin on the West Side. | Sun-Times file

A teen was shot and wounded Tuesday evening in Austin on the West Side.

The 17-year-old was near an alley about 8 p.m. in the first block of South Parkside Avenue when he was struck in the leg by gunfire, Chicago police said.

He self-transported to West Suburban Hospital, where he was in good condition, police said.

Police reclassified the incident as a self-inflected shooting.

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