Hammond teen killed in robbery on Far South Side

A Hammond teen shot this morning in an armed robbery in the Far South Side's West Pullman neighborhood has died from his injuries.
The incident took place just after 8 a.m. in the 12700 block of South Wallace Street, police said. Initial reports that the incident was a carjacking were inaccurate.
Instead, police believe that the 17-year-old victim went to the scene intending to sell auto parts to people there.
When he arrived, he was robbed and shot by two armed assailants. During the incident the victim got into the suspects' car and drove off.
The victim was later treated at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at about 11:45 a.m..
He was identified as Jose Serrano of Hammond, Ind.
The two assailants fled the scene before police arrived.
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