Teen shot, killed while attempting to rob man at gunpoint on Far South Side: CPD
Chicago police said the teen tried to rob a man at gunpoint, when the man pulled out a gun of his own and shot the teen.
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Chicago police said the teen tried to rob a man at gunpoint, when the man pulled out a gun of his own and shot the teen.
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