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Investigation continues into pair of downtown shootings, including one that took the life of ‘vibrant’ teen Friday night

Chicago Police continue to investigate a pair of shootings that unfolded in the Loop Friday night, leaving a 14-year-old boy dead and eight other teens wounded in the latest "teen takeover" that marred the city's start of the holiday season.

14-year-old killed, 8 teens injured in chaotic downtown Chicago shootings during ‘teen takeover’
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A police investigator walks through the scene of a shooting involving several young people outside the Chicago Theatre in the 100 block of North State Street on Nov. 21, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

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