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Chicago 12-year-old wounded by gunfire near West Maypole Avenue

A 12-year-old boy suffered a graze wound to his thigh in a shooting reported Tuesday evening on Chicago’s Near West Side. Police said he was taken to a hospital in good condition as area detectives investigated.

Chicago 12-year-old wounded by gunfire near West Maypole Avenue
A 12-year-old boy was wounded by gunfire Tuesday evening near a park on Chicago’s Near West Side, police said. Officers were notified about 5:10 p.m. of a shooting in the 2200 block of West Maypole Avenue, near North Leavitt Street. The boy was struck by gunfire from an unknown source and sustained a graze wound to his thigh, authorities said. He was taken to a hospital and was in good condition. Area detectives were investigating. Police did not release further details about what led to the shooting or whether anyone was in custody.

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