Overview
- The shooting happened just after 7 p.m. Thursday on the 3200 block of West Division Street in the Humboldt Park area, officials said.
- Chicago Fire Department reported the boy was shot in the left bicep and taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition.
- Chicago police said a weapon was recovered at the scene and no one was in custody as of Thursday night.
- CBS Chicago cited unconfirmed police dispatch reports indicating another child may have found a gun and accidentally fired it.
- Authorities have not released further details about the circumstances, and the case remains an active, developing investigation.