A teenage boy was shot and critically wounded while trying to rob a 60-year-old man Thursday afternoon in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, authorities said.
The teen and two other people came up to the victim at 66th and Mozart streets and placed a gun to the man’s back at 3:50 p.m., Chicago police said.
Someone opened fire and struck the teen in the back of the head and armpit, police said.
The boy, around 16 years old, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said.
A media outlet reported that the target of the robbery was a retired Cook County sheriff’s deputy who opened fire and struck the boy.
Chicago police spokespeople could not clarify Friday morning if the teen was shot by an accomplice or the robbery victim.
Police responded and arrested the two other alleged robbers. No charges have been filed.
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