Overview

• The shooting occurred about 3:45 p.m. Thursday behind the 600 block of West 47th Street between Union Avenue and Wallace Street, according to Chicago police.
• Police say the boys were in a fight with an unknown number of people when at least one person opened fire.
• The 12-year-old was shot in the chest and the 15-year-old in the hip, and both were taken to University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition.
• Police later confirmed the 15-year-old died, and he has not been identified.
• The incident happened about 15 minutes after dismissal at nearby Tilden High School, CBS Chicago reported.