Crime News Chicago

South Shore shooting hurts 2, including teen boy

The 17-year-old and 18-year-old were both hospitalized in good condition, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A 12-year-old boy was shot August 14, 2020, in Woodlawn. — A man and 17-year-boy were wounded in a shooting June 29, 2020, in South Shore.

A 17-year-old boy was among two shot Monday in South Shore.

He and 18-year-old man were in front of a home about 8:37 p.m. on East 75th Street when they heard gunfire and felt pain, Chicago police said.

The teen was shot in the back, and the 18-year-old was hit in the calf, police said. Both are in good condition.

No one is in custody as Area One detectives investigate.

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