Chicago shooting: 17-year-old boy found fatally shot in Chatham, police say

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Monday, March 6, 2023
Teen boy found fatally shot on South Side: Chicago police
A Chicago shooting left a teen boy shot and killed in Chatham in the 8100 block of South Drexel Avenue, the police department said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A teen boy was killed in a Sunday night shooting on Chicago's South Side, police said.

The shooting happened in the Chatham neighborhood's 8100 block of South Drexel Avenue at about 9:50 p.m., police said. A 17-year-old boy was found outside, lying on the ground.

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The victim, shot multiple times in the torso, was transported to UIC Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

There is no one in custody and Area Two detectives are investigating. Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

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