CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police said two teenagers were shot and one of them died in a shooting in Homan Square Friday.
Police said the two teens got out of a car in the 600-block of South Independence Blvd. just after 4 p.m. and were shot by unknown offenders. It was not immediately clear if the shooters were waiting for them on the street, were on foot or were in another vehicle.
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A 17-year-old boy was shot in the head and upper body and taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead, CPD said.
A 16-year-old, whose gender was not immediately known, was shot in the legs and chest and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
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No one is currently in custody. An investigation by Chicago police is ongoing.
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