Chicago shooting: 15-year-old boy shot inside Archer Heights restaurant, police say

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Monday, May 6, 2024
Teen boy shot inside SW Side restaurant, police say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A teen boy was shot inside a Southwest Side restaurant on Monday afternoon, Chicago police said.

Police said the shooting happened in the Archer Heights neighborhood's 4200-block of West 47th Street at about 2:30 p.m.

ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch

A 15-year-old boy was inside a restaurant when a male gunman, whose age was not immediately known, approached him and opened fire, police said.

Police said the victim, shot in his back, stomach and left arm, was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair condition.

Chopper 7 captured Chicago police investigating an Archer Heights shooting at a restaurant in the 4200-block of West 47th Street.

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

Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER Track crime and safety in your neighborhood

Copyright © 2026 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.