16-year-old boy wounded in East Garfield Park

The teen was walking home in the 300 block of South Albany Avenue when he was shot.

Los robos ocurrieron entre las 7:20 y las 8:20 a.m. el jueves, según la policía. | Archivos Sun-Times

A 16-year-old boy was shot and wounded Tuesday morning in East Garfield Park.

Sun-Times file

A 16-year-old boy was shot Tuesday morning in East Garfield Park on the West Side.

The teen was walking home around 4:10 a.m. in the 300 block of South Albany Avenue when someone opened fire from a dark-colored Honda sedan, Chicago police said.

He was struck once in the leg and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

No one was in custody.

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