Chicago shooting: 16-year-old boy wounded in Roseland, police say

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
2 teens shot, 1 killed in separate South Side shootings
Two shootings on Chicago's South Side claimd the life of a 15-year-old boy and left a 16-year-old boy wounded.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 16-year-old boy was shot while walking in the Roseland neighborhood Tuesday night, Chicago police said.

The boy was walking down the street in the 9400-block of South Wentworth Avenue at about 6 p.m. when police said two vehicles drove by and someone fired shots from one of the vehicles.

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Police said the boy was struck and wounded in the left foot and leg. He was transported to Advocate Christ Hospital in good condition.

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Hours later, a 15-year-old boy was shot and killed in the Englewood neighborhood in a separate shooting.

No one is in custody and Area Two detectives are investigating.

So far this year, at least 341 juveniles have been shot, 48 of them died.