CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — An 8-year-old boy and five young teens were wounded Thursday night over seven hours across Chicago and early Friday, according to Chicago police.
The boy was in the street in the 1800 block of South Kildare Avenue when someone began firing shots at about 6 p.m., Chicago police said.
He was hit in the knee and was taken by people at the scene to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said. The boy was not the intended target, according to police.
Less than an hour later, two teenage boys were shot in West Englewood on the South Side.
The boys, 15 and 16 were walking in the 7200 block of South Wood Street when they were shot about 6:40 p.m., police said.
The older boy was struck in the abdomen and the younger was shot in the arm, police said. The boys walked to Holy Cross Hospital and were transferred to a nearby trauma center where their conditions were stabilized, according to police.
Earlier in the day, another 16-year-old boy was shot in Gresham on the South Side.
The teen was getting into his car in the 8600 block of South Wallace Avenue when a gunman approached and began firing at about 1:45 p.m., police said. He was struck in the heel and went to Holy Cross Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said.
A third 16-year-old boy was hurt in another West Englewood shooting. The teen boy was standing outside at about 10 p.m. in the 5900 block of South Paulina Street when he heard gunshots and felt pain, police said.
He was struck in the thigh and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition, police said. Officers said the gunshot wound appeared to be self-inflicted, according to police.
Early Friday, a 14-year-old girl was wounded in Englewood on the South Side. She was standing outside in the 800 block of West 61st Street when someone fired shots at about 12:30 a.m., Chicago police said.
She suffered gunshot wounds to the abdomen and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, then transferred to Comer Children’s Hospital, Chicago police said. She was listed in fair condition, according to police.
There is no one in custody, police said.
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