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A total of four people, including three teenagers, were wounded in a shooting on Monday evening in Chicago's Brainerd neighborhood, according to authorities.
The shooting was reported before 8 p.m. in the area of West 93rd Street and South Racine Avenue. According to police, the victims were inside a second floor residence when a verbal altercation occurred and a 16-year-old boy fired shots.
A 15-year-old boy was shot in the right shoulder and hospitalized in fair-to-serious condition, Chicago police stated. A second 15-year-old boy sustained gunshot wounds to the abdomen and left arm and was listed in critical condition.
The alleged gunman, who is 16 years old, was shot in the right hand and abdomen, police said. He was listed in fair condition. A fourth victim, a 21-year-old man, sustained gunshot wounds to the right shoulder and buttocks. He was said to be in critical condition.
The shooting remained under investigation by detectives late Monday.
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