17-year-old boy shot in Lawndale

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A 17-year-old boy was shot Saturday night in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.

He was walking about 10:15 p.m. in the 1500 block of South Ridgeway when he heard shots and realized he’d been hit, according to Chicago Police.

He suffered a gunshot wound to the lower left leg and took himself to Mount Sinai Hospital where his condition was stabilized, police said.

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