Boy, 17, wounded in drive-by in Rogers Park

About 2:30 p.m., he was on the sidewalk in the 1700 block of West Morse Avenue, when a light-colored vehicle pulled up to him and someone inside fired shots.

Two people were shot, one fatally, July 24, 2021, in Gage Park.

A 17-year-old boy was wounded Oct. 21, 2021, in Rogers Park on the North Side.

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A 17-year-old boy was wounded in a drive-by Thursday in Rogers Park on the North Side.

About 2:30 p.m., he was on the sidewalk in the 1700 block of West Morse Avenue, when a light-colored vehicle pulled up to him and someone inside fired shots, Chicago police said.

The boy was struck in the buttocks and taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

Area Three detectives are investigating.

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