Lawndale shooting leaves 14-year-old boy wounded

The teen was struck in the arm and taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.

A teenage boy was shot July 16, 2020, in the 1500 block of South Lawndale Avenue.

A 14-year-old boy was shot Thursday in Lawndale on the West Side.

He was walking about 7:55 p.m. in the 1500 block of South Lawndale Avenue when someone nearby fired shots during an argument with a group of people, Chicago police said.

The teen was struck in the arm and taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.

Area Four detectives are investigating.

Hours earlier, a man was killed in a shooting blocks away.

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

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Boy, 14, shot in Lawndale

The teen was struck in the arm and taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.