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Boy, 13, Critically Injured In South Austin Shooting

(STMW) -- A 13-year-old boy was critically wounded Friday evening in a South Austin neighborhood shooting on the West Side.

Two groups of people got into a "heated" argument at 8:27 p.m. in the 5500 block of West Jackson when a male pulled out a gun and fired shots, according to Chicago Police. The boy, who was standing down the street, was hit by a stray bullet in the lower back.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, police said.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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