5-Year-Old Boy, Man Wounded In Back Of The Yards Shooting

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CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Two people, including a 5-year-old boy, were shot Thursday in Back of the Yards on the South Side.

At about 5 p.m., they were sitting on a porch on West 50th Place when someone unleashed gunfire, Chicago police and fire officials said.

The boy was struck in the buttocks and taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, officials said. A 19-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Fire officials said they were in serious-to-critical condition, while police said they were stabilized.

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No arrests have been reported. Area One detectives are investigating.

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