Crime News Chicago

Boy, 14, shot in Auburn Gresham

The boy is in serious condition at Comer Children’s Hospital after being struck in his arm and abdomen Monday afternoon in the 1000 block of West 82nd Street, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A teenage boy was in serious condition after being shot in Auburn Gresham Monday afternoon, police said.

The boy, 14, was on a sidewalk in the 1000 block of West 82nd Street about 3:20 p.m. when he was shot in his abdomen and under his right arm, according to Chicago police.

He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where he was listed in serious condition.

No arrests have been made, and detectives are investigating.

The boy is at least the 23rd person under the age of 18 wounded in shootings in Chicago since the first of the year, according to Sun-Times data.

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