Chicago shooting: 11-year-old boy accidentally shoots himself in Washington Park alley, police say

Monday, January 29, 2024
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A child accidentally shot himself in a South Side alley on Monday night, Chicago police said.

Police said the shooting happened in the Washington Park neighborhood's 6000 block of South Wabash Avenue just before 7:45 p.m.
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An 11-year-old boy was in the alley when he accidentally shot himself in his foot, police said.

Police said the child was transported to Comers Hospital in good condition.
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Area One detectives are investigating. Further information was not immediately available.

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