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15-year-old shot and killed in Little Village

Another teenager was shot and killed in the Little Village neighorhood last night, authorities said.

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15-year-old shot and killed in Little Village

CHICAGO - Another teenager was shot and killed in the Little Village neighorhood last night, authorities said.

Police reportedly responded to a call of shots fired around 1:40 a.m. on the 300 block of W. 23rd Street in the Little Village neighborhood on the city's west side.

On arrival they found a 15-year-old boy on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head. The boy was pronounced dead on scene.

Witnesses told investigators that someone was shooting from a black SUV that fled the scene.

There is no one in custody. Area Four detectives are investigating.


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