Overview

• The boys were shot around 3:45 p.m. Thursday in a vacant lot on the 600 block of West 47th Street after a fight with an unknown number of people, according to Chicago police.
• The younger victim was shot in the chest and remains in critical condition at Comer Children's Hospital, while the older boy, identified as Alex Durante of Chicago, was shot in the hip and later died.
• At least one person involved in the fight pulled a gun and fired, police said, with no details released about the suspects.
• The gunfire occurred about 15 minutes after dismissal at nearby Tilden High School, prompting a soft lockdown; police said the victims were not connected to the school and no students or staff were injured.
• No arrests have been announced as area detectives canvass the neighborhood and ask anyone with information to share tips with CPD.