8-year-old boy killed in accidental Lawndale shooting: Chicago police

Boy shot in chest after children found gun, police said
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
CHICAGO (WLS) -- An 8-year-old boy was accidentally shot and killed early Tuesday morning on Chicago's West Side, Chicago police said.

The boy was inside a home in the 3100-block of West Flournoy Street in the city's Lawndale neighborhood about 4:25 a.m. with another boy when they found a gun, police said.
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The gun went off once, shooting the boy in the chest, CPD said.

Police took the boy to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he later died.

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No other injuries were reported.
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The weapon was recovered on the scene.



Area Four detectives are investigating.

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