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12-Year-Old Grazed By Bullet In Near West Side Park
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 13, 7:21 PM CDT
updated Oct 13, 8:14 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by Chicago Sun-Times, WLS-TV and WMAQ-TV, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A 12-year-old boy was shot near a park on Chicago's Near West Side, police said, while Chicago Sun-Times reported the 12-year-old was grazed by a bullet in a Near West Side park.
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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