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13-Year-Old Boy, 3 Others Injured in South Shore Shooting

The 13-year-old was taken to Comer Children's Hospital with a gunshot wound to the knee

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A 13-year-old boy and three others sustained injuries in a shooting Sunday afternoon in the South Shore neighborhood on Chicago's Far South Side, police said.

The victims were shot at approximately 2:42 p.m. in the 2600 block of East 77th Street.

The 13-year-old was taken to Comer Children's Hospital with a gunshot wound to the knee and reported to be in good condition, Chicago police stated.

A 20-year-old man was struck once in the arm and transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in unknown condition. A third victim, a 36-year-old man, sustained a gunshot wound to the left thigh and was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital in serious condition, police said.

A fourth victim, a 26-year-old woman, suffered a graze wound to the head and was said to be in good condition at Advocate Trinity Hospital.

No offenders were in custody Sunday evening.

The incident remained under investigation by detectives.

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