Police report two, fourteen-year-old boys shot in Back of the Yards

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In the city’s Back Of Yards neighborhood, two 14-year-old boys were shot and wounded.

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According to a WGN report, the shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. on Monday night on the 5200 block of South Morgan Street.

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According to police, one boy was shot in the arm and the other was shot in the leg.

Both boys were taken to Comer Children’s Hospital and were in stable condition.

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The news outlet reports that police have yet to release any details on the shooter or if they boys were the intended targets.

According to WGN, no one is in custody.

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