Lawndale shooting: Teen shot on Christiana

The 17-year-old boy was shot in the lower back, and a friend took him to the hospital, police said.

A woman was fatally stabbed Feb. 15, 2021, in Park Manor. — A 17-year-old boy was shot August 8, 2020 in Lawndale.

A 17-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Saturday in Lawndale on the West Side.

He was outside with a group of friends about 11:26 p.m. in the 1300 block of South Christiana Avenue when he heard gunfire and felt pain, Chicago police said. He didn’t see who shot him or where shots came from.

The teen was driven to Mount Sinai Hospital by a friend and is in fair condition, police said.

No one is in custody as Area Four detectives investigate.

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Teen shot in Lawndale

The 17-year-old boy was shot in the lower back, and a friend took him to the hospital, police said.