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Metro-east juvenile in critical condition after being shot
A juvenile was shot multiple times Wednesday evening in Cahokia Heights, police said. The shooter remains at large. The victim’s identity has not been released. Cahokia Heights police received a phone call at 5:25 p.m. about the shooting in the 600 block of St, Robert Drive, said Detective Sgt. Demarius Thomas.
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