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3-year-old boy wounded in West Garfield Park drive-by shooting

Young child shot in West Garfield Park
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CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A 3-year-old boy was wounded on the side of his eye Tuesday morning in a drive-by shooting in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, according to Chicago police.

A gunman pulled up in a white SUV and fired shots into a car occupied by the child and a woman, police said. The shooting happened around 8:30 a.m. in the 3400 block of West Congress Parkway.


A Chicago police officer drove the child to Stroger Hospital, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said.

The child was hospitalized in good condition with an injury to the side of his eye, police said. A police spokeswoman said they were waiting for an evaluation at the hospital to determine if the child was shot or injured by debris.

A 36-year-old woman in the car was uninjured.

Police reported no arrests.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire & Chicago Sun-Times 2022. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)