Crime News Metro/State

Teen shot in Bridgeport

The 17-year-old was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A teen boy was shot Feb. 26, 2021 in Back of the Yards on the South Side. — A shooting left a 17-year-old boy wounded Nov. 10, 2020, in Bridgeport.

A 17-year-old boy was shot Tuesday in Bridgeport on the South Side.

About 8 p.m., he was in the 1000 block of West 32nd Place when someone opened fire, striking him in the back, Chicago police said.

The teen was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, police said.

No arrests have been reported. Area One detectives are investigating.

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