A teenage boy's life was cut tragically short Thursday night in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood, in a senseless act of violence that has become all too familiar on the streets of the city. According to the Chicago Tribune, the 17-year-old, identified as Treyvon M. Short, was found unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds.
Around 10:20 p.m., Chicago police arrived at the 3600 block of West Franklin Boulevard, after receiving a report of shots fired. Police found Short, with wounds to the chest and one to the head, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, the toll of gunfire on flesh all but a grim tally in the city's ledger of loss. His home address was listed as the 4700 block of South Ingleside Avenue, the Cook County Medical Examiner's office confirmed.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting are still unclear and detectives are working to uncover what led to the night's fatal conclusion. As of now, no arrests have been made, leaving the community with more questions than answers and a demand for justice for the fallen teen.
Meanwhile, ABC7 Chicago reports that Area Four detectives are on the case, urging anyone with information to come forward. The incident in Humboldt Park adds to a grim, tally of shootings that plague Chicago, a city where the specter of gun violence looms large over its residents, every day threatening to snatch away the future of its youth.
