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Chicago police question person of interest after 11-year-old is shot in the leg

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Updated  March 21, 2022 9:07pm CDT
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FOX 32 Chicago

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CHICAGO - An 11-year-old was shot  in the leg Monday afternoon in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood.

The shooting occurred in the 800 block of East 89th Street.

At about 2:54 p.m., the 11-year-old boy was on the street when he was shot in the right leg, police said.

He was transported to the hospital in good condition.

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Police are questioning a person of interest.

A weapon was recovered from the scene.