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URBANA, Ill. (WAND) - Police arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with a January shooting in Urbana that injured a teen. 

The Urbana Police Department said the arrest took place along E. University Avenue in Champaign. 

He was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm.

Urbana police said a 14-year-old from Rantoul was shot around 8:10 p.m. Jan. 29 in the 1100 block of Hill St. 

Officers said the teen was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. 

The investigation found that the 14-year-old victim and another 16-year-old boy were sitting inside a vehicle on the street when two male suspects approached the vehicle and began firing multiple shots into it.

The 14-year-old was shot, while the 16-year-old was not injured. 

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