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Chicago shooting: 12-year-old boy seriously injured in West Side drive-by

12-year-old boy shot, wounded in Lawndale
12-year-old boy shot, wounded in Lawndale 00:26

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 12-year-old boy was shot and wounded on the city's West Side Friday night.

The shooting happened on Albany Avenue near Arthington Street in Lawndale at 8:35 p.m.

Police said the 12-year-old boy was walking on the sidewalk when someone in a gray sedan fired shots.

The boy was rushed to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in serious condition with a gunshot wound to the chest.

There was no one in custody late Friday. Area Four detectives are investigating.

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