Teen shot in Heart of Chicago

The 16-year-old was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.

A man was shot dead June 17, 2022, in Stony Island Park.

A teenage boy was shot Nov. 16, 2020, in the Heart of Chicago.

Sun-Times file photo

A 16-year-old boy was shot Monday in the Heart of Chicago on the Near West Side. 

About 8:45 p.m., the boy was in the 2000 block of West Cullerton Street when someone fired shots from a pickup, Chicago police said. 

The teen took himself to Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, police said. He was listed in critical condition.

Area Three detectives are investigating. 

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