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Teen Charged With Shooting CPD Officer With Pellet Gun In Austin

UPDATED 12:20 p.m.

(STMW) -- A 16-year-old boy has been charged with shooting a Chicago Police officer with a pellet gun Friday night in the Austin neighborhood.

The officer was working on a vice operation about 10:30 p.m. in the first block of North Cicero Avenue when he was shot, police said.

He was taken to a hospital to be evaluated for injuries that weren't considered life-threatening.

The boy was charged as a juvenile with a felony count of aggravated battery and a misdemeanor count of aggravated assault. Police withheld his name because he is a minor.

Three other people questioned after the shooting were released without charges, police said.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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