17-year-old passenger seriously wounded in Chicago Lawn shooting

About 9:20 p.m., the teen was a passenger in a car traveling in the 3400 block of West 61st Place when he was shot after the vehicle passed by two males who were shouting at him, police said.

SHARE 17-year-old passenger seriously wounded in Chicago Lawn shooting
Shell_Casing_2__7_.jpg

A teen was shot and seriously wounded Dec. 4 on the South Side.

Sun-Times file photo

A 17-year-old passenger was shot and seriously wounded Saturday night in Chicago Lawn on the South Side.

About 9:20 p.m., the teen was a passenger in a car traveling in the 3400 block of West 61st Place when the vehicle he was in passed by two males who were shouting at him, police said. The driver of the car heard gunfire, and the teen was shot in the back of his head, police said.

He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was in serious condition police said.

No one was in custody.

The Latest
Allen, for whom the Bears sent the Chargers a fourth-round pick Thursday night, erases the immediate need for a wide receiver to put opposite DJ Moore.
DeRozan tried to get his cape on in the fourth quarter against the Clippers on Thursday, but with Coby White injured and Paul George red-hot, it wasn’t meant to be.
Allen is right there with Brandon Marshall as one of the most accomplished receivers the Bears have had in the last several decades and has had more success at his position than any player on their roster.
The Badgers are a good enough team, apparently, that they favored by 3½ points in Friday’s quarterfinal matchup against the fourth-seeded Wildcats.