Boy, 14, critically wounded while walking in Columbus Park on West Side, Chicago police say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 14-year-old boy was critically wounded in a shooting on the West Side Tuesday night, Chicago police said.

The boy was walking through Christopher Columbus Park in the 500-block of South Central Avenue at about 8:49 p.m. when police said shots were fired in the area.

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The boy was wounded in the thigh and transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.

No one is in custody and Area Four detectives are investigating.

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