Teen Boy Wounded In Pilsen Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) - A teenage boy was wounded in a South Side shooting Wednesday night in the Pilsen neighborhood.
The 16-year-old boy was walking in the 1700 block of West 17th Street when multiple shots were fired and he was wounded, said police News Affairs Officer Daniel O'Brien, citing preliminary information.
The teen was initially taken in "stable" condition to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, police said.
Dispatch reports indicated the boy was shot in the left side near his abdomen area and was in good condition Wednesday night.
Harrison Area detectives are investigating, but nobody is in custody Wednesday night.
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