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12-Year-Old Boy and 50-Year-Old Man Injured in Lo Espejo Gang Shooting

A 12-year-old boy and a 50-year-old man were injured in a shootout between rival gangs in Lo Espejo, Chile.

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A 12-year-old boy and a 50-year-old man were shot in the commune of Lo Espejo, Chile, on Thursday during a suspected confrontation between rival gangs. [1] Both victims were transported to hospitals Exequiel González Cortés and Barros Luco and are currently stable with no life-threatening conditions. [2] Lieutenant Brandon Viñuela of the 11th Carabineros Station stated that the incident was likely an exchange of fire between rival gangs. [3] The shooting occurred at the intersection of Américo Vespucio and Pedro Lira, near the Municipalidad, where the boy was walking to a store and the man was getting off public transport. [4] A 12-year-old boy was shot in the leg while out shopping. [5]
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  1. A 12-year-old boy and a 50-year-old man were shot in the commune of Lo Espejo, Chile, on Thursday during a suspected confrontation between rival gangs. · cooperativa.clChile
  2. Both victims were transported to hospitals Exequiel González Cortés and Barros Luco and are currently stable with no life-threatening conditions. · cooperativa.clChile
  3. Lieutenant Brandon Viñuela of the 11th Carabineros Station stated that the incident was likely an exchange of fire between rival gangs. · cooperativa.clChile
  4. The shooting occurred at the intersection of Américo Vespucio and Pedro Lira, near the Municipalidad, where the boy was walking to a store and the man was getting off public transport. · cooperativa.clChile
  5. A 12-year-old boy was shot in the leg while out shopping. · La Tercera
The one we could place publishes from Chile. 1 could not be placed by their address. None is an official body: that part stands on reporting, not on the underlying document or transcript.
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