15-year-old boy shot in Grand Crossing

Officers walking in the 100 block of East 72nd Street found the boy with a gunshot wound to the foot. No other information was available.

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A teenage boy was shot Tuesday night in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side.

Officers walking on a sidewalk about 9 p.m. in the 100 block of East 72nd Street found the 15-year-old with a gunshot wound to the foot, Chicago police said.

The circumstances around the shooting were not known, police said.

No arrests were reported, and no other information was available.

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