Two 15-Year-Olds Shot in Separate Chicago Incidents, One Fatally

A fatal shooting in Little Village and a non-fatal incident in Streeterville highlight the escalating youth gun violence crisis in Chicago.

A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot Friday afternoon in the Little Village neighborhood on the 2800 block of South Komensky Avenue, with no suspects currently in custody.
The fatal shooting involved a gunman firing from a vehicle, striking the boy multiple times; he was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Later that evening, another 15-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet in a separate shooting in Streeterville; he was treated at Lurie Children’s Hospital and is in good condition.
Both incidents are under investigation, with Harrison Area detectives handling the Little Village case and Area 3 detectives investigating the Streeterville shooting.
These shootings underscore a broader pattern of unresolved gun violence in Chicago, particularly affecting teenagers and children in neighborhoods such as Little Village, South Shore, and Englewood.