Boy, 14, critically wounded in drive-by shooting in Woodlawn, Chicago police say

Teen was walking in alley when someone fired shots from a Jeep, police say

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Boy, 14, critically wounded in drive-by shooting in Woodlawn, Chicago police say
A boy, 14, was critically wounded Friday in a drive-by shooting on the city's South Side, Chicago police said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 14 year-old boy was critically wounded in a shooting Friday night in the city's Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side, Chicago police said.

Investigators said it happened Friday night around 10:45 p.m near 65th and Cottage Grove.

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The teen was walking through an alley when someone in a black Jeep fired shots, police said.

The boy was hit in the abdomen and transported to Comers Children's Hospital in critical condition, police said.

No one is in custody.

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