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16-year-old critically wounded in shooting dropped off at hospital: police

The teen was dropped off at Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to his back, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Thirteen people were shpt, three fatally June 17, 2021 in Chicago. — A 16-year-old was dropped off at Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to his back Saturday, police said.

A 16-year-old who was shot and critically wounded was dropped off at Mount Sinai Hospital Saturday morning on the West Side.

The teen was dropped off about 1:20 a.m. at Mount Sinai Hospital in with a gunshot wound to his back, Chicago police said.

He was listed in critical condition, police said.

No one was in custody as of early Saturday morning.

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