12-year-old grazed by bullet in Near West Side park

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A 12-year-old was grazed by a bullet while playing in a Near West Side park Tuesday evening, according to Chicago police.

The boy was in Starr Park in the 2200 block of West Maypole Avenue at 5:10 p.m. when he was grazed in his thigh by a bullet, police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.

No one is in custody, police said. An investigation is ongoing.



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