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The 16-year-old boy -- whose identity was not released -- was hospitalized in critical condition since being shot while he was walking in the 1000 block of Spring Street Monday, Reading police said.
A second boy was left with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say the incident appears to be targeted at the boys and not a random incident.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information relative to the incident is asked to call the Reading Police Department at 610-655-6116 or contact Crime Alert Berks County at 877-373-9913.
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