Teen boy, woman shot in East Garfield Park

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A teen boy and a woman were shot in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side early Saturday.

The two were in the 700 block of South Spaulding about 12:40 a.m. when they were shot by someone in a passing gray van, police said.

The teen was shot in the chest, police said. He took himself to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.

The woman, 22, was also taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with gunshot wounds to her right leg and buttocks, police said. She was in good condition.

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