Bridgeport drive-by: Boy, 16, shot on 31st Street

The 16-year-old was walking in the 900 block of West 31st Street when someone shot at him from a passing black sedan, according to Chicago police.

A 16-year-old boy was shot Feb. 16, 2020, in the 900 block of West 31st Street.

A teenage boy injured in a drive-by Sunday in Bridgeport on the South Side is the ninth child to be struck by gunfire this weekend in Chicago.

The 16-year-old was walking at 3:14 a.m. in the 900 block of West 31st Street when someone shot at him from a passing black sedan, according to Chicago police.

He was hit in the leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition, police said.

No one is in custody as Area Central detectives investigate.

Eight other children have been shot across the city since Friday evening, at least three of them in accidental shootings.

Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.

Next Up In Crime

Off-duty killing of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca announced as line of duty death on his 31st birthday

14-year-old boy charged with murder in South Loop shooting

2 attempted sexual assaults reported in Lake View

Woman dead, 2 children critical after car crash in South Deering

Tenant convicted of murdering, dismembering 69-year-old landlord on Northwest Side

Police issue community warning in Greater Grand Crossing after string of arsons

Boy, 16, shot in Bridgeport drive-by

The 16-year-old was walking in the 900 block of West 31st Street when someone shot at him from a passing black sedan, according to Chicago police.