Boy, 15, shot in South Shore

He was hit in the right shoulder and taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition, police said.

A teenage boy was shot Aug. 17, 2020, in the 7300 block of South South Shore Drive.

A teenage boy was shot Aug. 17, 2020, in the 7300 block of South South Shore Drive.

Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times file photo

A teenage boy was injured in a shooting Monday in South Shore.

Officers responding to reports of shots fired at 3:14 a.m. in the 7300 block of South South Shore Drive found the 15-year-old on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to his right shoulder, Chicago police said. He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition.

Police said he was uncooperative with investigators and did not provide further details about the shooting.

No one is in custody as Area One detectives investigate.

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