The boy was on the sidewalk in the 5400-block of South Shields Avenue at about 7 p.m. when police said male suspects on foot fired shots and struck the boy.
The boy was wounded in the back and transported to Comer Children's Hospital in good condition, police said.
2 White Sox shooting victims were Chicago Public Schools teachers; other victim denies she had gun
No one is in custody and Area One detectives are investigating.
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