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5-year-old boy in serious condition after accidental shooting in Lawndale: police

The boy suffered a gunshot wound to the thigh and was taken to Stroger Hospital, police said.

By  Carly Behm and Emmanuel Camarillo
   
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Chicago police investigate the scene where a 5-year-old boy was shot in a possible accidental shooting Sept. 15, 2020, in Lawndale.

Chicago police investigate the scene where a 5-year-old boy was shot in a possible accidental shooting Sept. 15, 2020, in Lawndale.

Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

A 5-year-old boy is in serious condition with a gunshot wound Tuesday in Lawndale on the West Side.

The boy was inside a home about 5:20 p.m. in the 1800 block of South Homan Avenue when he suffered a gunshot wound to the thigh, Chicago police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition.

Police said the shooting appeared to be accidental.

Area Four detectives are investigating.

Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.

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