Overview
- A 17-year-old was shot in the buttocks in Chatham in the early hours of Monday and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
- Two boys, 14 and 17, were shot just before 4 p.m. in the 4100 block of South Prairie Avenue in Bronzeville and were both taken to area trauma centers in critical condition.
- The 14-year-old was treated at Comer Children’s Hospital for a shoulder wound and the 17-year-old was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the head.
- Area One detectives are leading the Bronzeville probe and Calumet Area detectives are investigating the Chatham shooting, and police have not reported any arrests or disclosed motives.
- These incidents add to a continuing pattern of gun violence affecting youths on Chicago’s South Side and could prompt increased police activity and community concern as investigations continue.