Crime News Metro/State

16-year-old boy found shot and seriously wounded in Brainerd

Around 7:15 a.m., officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert found the boy with multiple gunshot wounds to his body in the 9100 block of South Loomis Street, Chicago police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A 16-year-old boy was found shot Feb. 3, 2024 in Washington Heights.

A 16-year-old boy was found shot and seriously wounded Saturday morning in Brainerd on the South Side.

Around 7:15 a.m., officers responding to a ShotSpotter gunfire detection alert found the boy with multiple wounds to his body in the 9100 block of South Loomis Street, Chicago police said.

He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was listed in serious condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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