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Girl, 17, Shot In Humboldt Park, Police Say

The shooting happened in the 3200 block of West Beach Avenue.

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Mina Bloom

Logan Square, Humboldt Park & Avondale reporter mina@blockclubchi.org

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HUMBOLDT PARK — A 17-year-old girl was shot in Humboldt Park late Saturday, according to Chicago police.

Just before 10:30 p.m., the girl was a passenger in her 20-year-old boyfriend’s car traveling in the 3200 block of West Beach Avenue when an unknown person opened fire from the sidewalk, police said.

The girl was struck in her arm. Her boyfriend drove her to Norwegian Hospital where she was listed in good condition.

No one is is custody and detectives are investigating.

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