Overview
- The shooting happened about 3:01 p.m. on Friday on the 6300 block of North Rockwell Street in the West Ridge/West Rogers Park area when a 14-year-old was struck in the neck.
- The boy was taken to Lurie Children's Hospital and is being treated in critical condition.
- Area 3 detectives have opened an active investigation and say they have not yet located or identified a suspect.
- Local TV helicopter footage and social media posts showed crime-scene tape and officers at the scene, and police are reviewing video and asking the public for tips.
- The daytime attack spotlights concerns about youth-targeted gun violence in Chicago and could lead to renewed public appeals for witnesses and surveillance footage to aid the probe.