13-year-old boy shot in Fuller Park

The boy was in the 5400 block of South Shields Avenue when he was shot by ‘unknown males on foot,’ police said.

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A 13-year-old boy was hospitalized Tuesday night in a shooting in Fuller Park.

The boy was on the sidewalk when “unknown males on foot” shot him in the back in the 5400 block of South Shields Avenue about 7 p.m., according to Chicago police.

He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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