11-year-old boy wounded in Burnside shooting

An 11-year-old boy was shot Monday afternoon in Burnside on the South Side.

He was on the street in the 800 block of East 89th Street when someone fired shots about 2:55 p.m., striking him in the leg, Chicago police said.

The boy was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition, police said.

Police said detectives were questioning a person of interest, and a weapon was recovered at the scene. No charges were announced.