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Police: Teen Boy Dies After Being Shot In Head, Chest

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A teenage boy was shot and killed in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia on Wednesday night.

Police say the 17-year-old victim was shot once in the head and once in the chest on the 6700 block of North 16th Street around 7:30 p.m.

He was transported to Einstein Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Police are investigating the shooting.

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