Chicago shooting: Boy, 17, shot near Walgreens in Edgewater

Wednesday, August 10, 2022
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 17-year-old boy was shot in a parking lot in the Edgewater neighborhood on Chicago's North Side Wednesday, according to police.

Chicago police said the teen was shot in the 6100-block of North Broadway around 12:50 p.m.

Investigators taped off the entrance to a Walgreens in the area as they investigated the midday shooting.
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Police said a group approached the victim in a parking lot, then one of them pulled out a gun and started firing.

The victim was shot in the back and was taken to St. Francis Hospital in good condition.
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Area Three detectives are investigating. So far, no one is in custody.
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