16-year-old boy fatally shot in North Lawndale

Samuel Sprewer, 16, was walking down the street in the 4100 block of West 15th Street when a Kia approached and someone inside opened fire, striking him in the head and hand, officials said.

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A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed June 27, 2023 on the West Side.

Sun-Times file

A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon in North Lawndale on the West Side.

About 1:10 p.m., Samuel Sprewer was walking down the street in the 4100 block of West 15th Street when a Kia approached and someone inside opened fire, striking him in the head and hand, Chicago police said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. He was identified as Samuel Sprewer by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

No one was in custody.

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