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17-Year-Old Seriously Injured in Morgan Park Shooting as Chicago Police Seek Suspects

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Published on November 25, 2024
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A teenage boy, only 17 years old, was severely injured following a shooting incident in Morgan Park on Saturday night, as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times. The episode unfolded approximately at 9:15 p.m. in the 900 block of West 115th Street, when the youth encountered a hail of bullets from a passing dark-colored car.

Police have confirmed that the victim was hit in the back before being rushed to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he remained in a serious condition, as per the Chicago Sun-Times.

Given the unresolved nature of this felonious act no suspects have been detained, the investigation is ongoing, with Area 3 detectives piecing together the events that led to the shooting, according to the Chicago Tribune.