East Chatham shooting: 2 teens shot, injured while standing on sidewalk, Chicago police say
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two teen boys were shot in Chicago's East Chatham neighborhood Tuesday night, Chicago police said.
The 14- and 17-year-old boys were standing on the sidewalk about 11:55 p.m. in the 8000-block of South Vernon Avenue when someone in a Chevy SUV fired shots, CPD said.
The 17-year-old was taken to Comer Children's Hospital with gunshot wounds to both legs. He is in good condition.
The 14-year-old was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the right foot, also in good condition.
No one was in custody Wednesday morning, and Area Two detectives are investigating.
Just two hours earlier, a 16-year-old boy was shot and critically wounded in Princeton Park.
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