The shooting happened at about 10:40 p.m. in the 6800-block of S. Kostner Avenue, Chicago police said.
A teenager was walking in an alley when a man approached him and started shooting.
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The teen was shot multiple times to the torse; he was rushed to an area hospital in serious condition, police said.
Nobody is in custody; Chicago police are investigating.
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