17-year-old boy shot in West Garfield Park

SHARE 17-year-old boy shot in West Garfield Park
sun_times_stock_215.jpg

Sun-Times file photo

A 17-year-old boy was shot early Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.

He was a passenger in a car pulling out of an alley in the 4500 block of West Madison at 5:19 a.m. when a male walked up to the car and fired numerous times, according to Chicago Police.

The teen was shot in the left thigh, and was taken in fair condition to Stroger Hospital, police said.

Two other males who were in the vehicle were not struck by gunfire.

The Latest
Victims of domestic abuse can now use a QR code to access a website that directs them to agencies that can help, orders of protection, shelters and legal aid.
Forward DeMar DeRozan left in the third quarter with a strained right quadriceps and didn’t return. He declined to meet with the media afterward.
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell seeks to reassure Americans that their money was safe after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank as the Fed continues to fight inflation.
Senate Commerce Committee grills Norfolk Southern CEO on safety enhancements that can be implemented to prevent derailments like the one in East Palestine, Ohio.