4-year-old boy shot, critically injured while inside vehicle in McKinley Park, Chicago police say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A young child was shot Wednesday evening on the city's Southwest Side.

The shooting happened around 7:10 p.m. in the 3100 block of South Ashland Avenue, Chicago police said.

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A 4-year-old boy was a passenger in a minivan driven by a 23-year-old man, police said.

An armed offender in a vehicle driving behind the victims' vehicle fired shots, police said.

The boy was shot in the back and was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

A family member outside the hospital told ABC7 that the boy was shot multiple times and was going into surgery Wednesday night.

No other passengers in the victims' vehicle were injured, police said.

No one was in custody as Chicago police continue to investigate.

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