Boy, 17, critically hurt in Austin shooting, police say
Chicago police say around 11:39 p.m., the teen was walking on the sidewalk in the 1700 block of North Lotus Avenue when he was shot in the left thigh.
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Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Originally from the Austin community on Chicago's West Side, Jeramie got his start in journalism while working for the 5th Avenue Journal at Triton College. Later, he went on to become a freelancer for the Austin Weekly Newspaper and OakPark.com. He started as an intern at CBS 2 Chicago in 2017 and returned as a per diem turned full-time web producer in 2021.
Chicago police say around 11:39 p.m., the teen was walking on the sidewalk in the 1700 block of North Lotus Avenue when he was shot in the left thigh.
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