Chicago shooting: 16-year-old boy found shot, critically on Auburn Gresham sidewalk, police say

Tuesday, February 13, 2024
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A teen boy was critically injured in a Tuesday evening shooting on Chicago's South Side, police said.

Police said the victim was discovered in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood's 700 block of West 81st Street just after 7:30 p.m.
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A 16-year-old boy was found on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to his left leg, police said. He was transported to Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition.

There is no one in custody and Area Two detectives are investigating.
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Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

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