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17-year-old boy shot with high-power air rifle during toilet papering prank in Joliet: sheriff

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago

Investigators believe someone shot a teenager with a high-power air rifle during a prank in the south suburbs on Friday evening.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Teen shot with air rifle, others confronted while trying to prank Joliet residents (opens NBC Chicago)

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  2. ABC 7 Chicago

    17-year-old boy shot with high-power air rifle during toilet papering prank in Joliet: sheriff (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Investigators believe someone shot a teenager with a high-power air rifle during a prank in the south suburbs on Friday evening.

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