Boy, 8, killed in Grand Crossing shooting ID'd; 5-year-old wounded

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Authorities have released the identity of an 8-year-old boy killed in a Grand Crossing shooting that also left a 5-year-old boy injured Thursday night.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the boy killed in the shooting as 8-year-old Josiah Hooker.

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Crumpled red crime scene tape hangs from the fence post of a Grand Crossing home, while children's toys still sit in the front yard.

"It was just very, very sad to see and hear an 8-year-old was harmed by a weapon," neighbor Karla Johnson said.

Investigators said the shooting happened just before 5:30 p.m. near 71st Place and Dorchester Avenue.

Authorities have still not clarified how Hooker and another 5-year-old boy were shot inside the home.

Police said Hooker was shot in the head, while the 5-year-old's head was grazed by a bullet.

Both boys were rushed to Comer Children's Hospital, where sadly Hooker died.

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At last check, the 5-year-old is in good condition.

After the shooting, investigators led a man away from the home in handcuffs, with his pants appearing to be bloodstained.

ABC7 Chicago blurred his face because no one has been charged.

Neighbors said the boy killed was called JoJo. They also said the injured boy was Hooker's relative.

Neighbors said before the shooting there were young children arguing on the block.

"Bunch of children in front of the house fighting, and came down here 20 minutes later, nothing but police," one neighbor said.

Karla Johnson lives a few houses down from where the shooting happened, and said she saw a mail carrier sprint toward the home, she believes to try and help the injured boys.

"She dropped everything, and ran across the street. And I was like, 'I wonder where she is going? Why did she leave her basket?'" Johnson said. "That's when we saw the police cars, the firetruck, the ambulance."

Johnson said she's lived for 18 years on a street she describes as normally pretty quiet.

A CPS social worker said she can't imagine the trauma and pain now facing this family and the boy's school community.

"It's a very traumatic experience for children in school, especially his friend groups, teachers, people who knew the child," Johnson said. "I'm sure it's a very sad day at his school today."

Police said they recovered a weapon at the scene.

Officers were back on the scene Friday.

A memorial for the boy grows in front of the home, as friends and neighbors pay respect to the boy.

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