Palatine teen critically injured in shooting, police say

Thursday, August 17, 2023
PALATINE, Ill. (WLS) -- Palatine police are looking for the person who shot a 15-year-old boy in the early morning hours Thursday.

Police said that shortly after 5:15 a.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 1700 block of east Clear Creek Bay. When they arrived, they found numerous shell casings but no victims.
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Less than 10 minutes later they were called to the 1200 block of Long Valley Drive and found a 15-year-old boy with multiple gunshot wounds.

They boy was taken to a hospital in Park Ridge where he is in critical condition.
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No further information was immediately available. An investigation is ongoing. Palatine police are asking anyone with information to contact them.
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