15-year-old boy shot in the back in Lawndale

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A 15-year-old boy was wounded in a Lawndale neighborhood drive-by shooting Thursday evening on the Southwest Side.

About 5:45 p.m., he was outside in the 1300 block of South Talman when someone opened fire from a passing vehicle, striking the boy in the back, according to Chicago Police.

He took himself to Mount Sinai Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized, police said.