The shooting occurred about 9:20 p.m. in the 11600-block of South Prairie Avenue. The boy was transported to Christ Hospital in critical condition, but later died.
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Police are still investigating what happened.
No one is in custody.
A 17-year-old boy was also fatally shot Saturday in Austin on the West Side.
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The victim was in the alley in the 200-block of North Leamington Avenue around 11:10 a.m. when he was approached by two unknown suspects who proceeded to fire shots at him, Chicago police said.
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After the victim was struck in the upper torso, the two gunmen got into a light-colored vehicle and fled southbound on Leamington Avenue, police said.
The 17-year-old was pronounced dead on the scene.
A 5-year-old girl was stabbed to death Saturday morning in East Garfield Park. Her mother is a suspect in the case, according to a relative.
Twenty four people had been shot and seven killed as of early Sunday morning in Chicago weekend violence.
Sun-Times Media contributed to this report.