15-year-old boy dies weeks after Back of the Yards shooting, officials say

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Sunday, April 14, 2024
Teen boy shot, critically injured on South Side: CPD

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 15-year-old boy has died weeks after a shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side.

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Michael Jones was outside about 11:30 a.m. March 27 in the 800 block of West 52nd Street when two people approached him and fired shots, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.

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He suffered gunshot wounds to the chest and arms and was taken in critical condition to University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.

He was pronounced dead at 8:44 p.m. Thursday.

Police didn't immediately have any update on the case.

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