CHICAGO โค- A 16-year-old boy isโข in critical โcondition and โฃa โ34-year-old woman is recovering after a shooting in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood Sunday โmorning. The shooting โunderscores the ongoing challenge of gun violence in the city, notably impacting youngโข people and communities on the South Side.
Chicago police responded to โขthe 6700 blockโ of South Cregier Avenue around 10 a.m. following reports of a shooting. Preliminary investigations indicate that multiple individuals inโค a vehicle opened fire on the โboy and woman asโ they were outside. The suspects thenโ fled the scene.
The โฃ16-year-old boy sustained three gunshot wounds to the body, while the woman suffered two gunshot wounds โto her right leg. Both victims were transported to the โคUniversity of Chicagoโฃ Hospital โคfor treatment.As of Sunday afternoon, the โboy’s condition โฃis listed as critical, and theโ woman is in fair condition.
Police have not released descriptions of the suspects orโ the vehicle involved and โAreaโข one detectivesโค are โฃinvestigating. No arrests have been โคmade.