The teen was standing in the 800-block of West 52nd Street just after 11:35 a.m. in the city's Back of the Yards neighborhood, when two male suspects approached on foot and opened fire, police said.
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The boy was shot in the chest and arms, according to CPD.
He was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
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The suspects got away, traveling east, police said.
No other injuries were reported, and no one was in custody later Wednesday.
Area One detectives are investigating.
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