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Teen dies after found shot in chest on South Side, police say

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CHICAGO (CBS) – A teenage boy died after being shot on the city's South Side Sunday morning.

Chicago police say around 9:12 a.m. the boy, now identified as 16-year-old Darrien Dallen of Chicago, was found with a gunshot wound to the chest, in the 3700 block of South Michigan Avenue in the Douglas neighborhood.

The victim was taken to Comer Children's Hospital in serious condition and was later pronounced dead. 

No further information was immediately available, and no one is in custody.

Area One detectives are investigating.

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