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17-Year-Old Killed in Drive-By Shooting Inside Archer Heights Burger King, Police Say

Area One detectives opened an investigation after the shooter fled in a Jeep, with no arrests reported.

Overview

  • The shooting happened just after 7 p.m. Sunday at the Burger King in the 4000-block of South Pulaski Road on Chicago’s Southwest Side.
  • Police say a Jeep SUV pulled up to the restaurant and someone inside fired into the building, striking a teen who was inside.
  • The victim, a 17-year-old boy, was shot in the head, taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition, and pronounced dead.
  • The SUV left the scene in an unknown direction, and no one had been taken into custody as of early Monday.
  • Chicago police said Area One detectives are investigating and have not released further information.