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2 teens escape from juvenile detention in St. Louis, 1 captured

Two boys, one 15 and the other 16 years old, escaped the Saint Louis Juvenile Detention Center, officials told 5 On Your Side.
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ST. LOUIS — Two teenagers escaped a juvenile detention center in St. Louis Thursday. One of the boys was quickly detained again.

Two boys, one 15 and the other 16 years old, escaped the Saint Louis Juvenile Detention Center at 3847 Enright Avenue on July 4.

The 15-year-old was soon taken into custody again. The 16-year-old boy remains at large.

It was not immediately known how they escaped nor what the teens were being held for.

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