In a somber turn of events from the usually quiet streets of the West Lawn neighborhood, a 6-year-old boy found himself the unintended target of a shooting incident Friday night; Chicago police report that as the car he was riding in—a passenger amidst an unassuming evening drive—rolled down the 3700 block of West 59th Place, it was met with gunfire from a passing white Jeep, as per details shared by The Chicago Sun-Times.
The child was promptly whisked away to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn the incident unfolded around 9:35 p.m., with the assailants unleashing chaos upon what should have been a serene night, CBS Chicago reports they were traveling westbound just like the victim's car somehow, both vehicles colliding in a moment fraught with inexplicable violence; the young boy sustained a gunshot wound to his right buttock but is currently listed in good condition according to CBS Chicago.
Authorities investigating the case have yet to apprehend anyone associated with the shooting.
