A 16-year-old boy was killed early Thursday after someone outside opened fire into a building in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, according to police. The shooting happened in the 6500 block of South Talman Avenue just after 1 a.m., and the teen suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and later pronounced dead. As of Thursday morning, police said no one was in custody.
Chicago police told the Chicago Sun-Times that the teenager was inside the building when someone outside opened fire around 1:30 a.m., and that bullets penetrated the structure. The outlet reported that Area 2 detectives were assigned to the case and that officers described the victim's injuries as multiple gunshot wounds.
Timeline and investigation
Local TV outlets reported similar timelines with slight variations on the details. ABC7 Chicago said the call came in about 1:27 a.m., while CBS Chicago noted that the teen was pronounced dead at Christ Hospital. Those outlets reported that the shooter fled the scene on foot and that no arrests had been made in the immediate aftermath.
What officials have said so far
FOX 32 Chicago likewise put the police response around 1:27 a.m. and said Area One detectives were investigating early Thursday, and it reported that the suspect fled on foot and no one was taken into custody. The Cook County medical examiner had not released the teenager's identity as of the initial reports, and investigators had not disclosed a motive. Advocate Christ Medical Center, listed at 4440 W. 95th St. in Oak Lawn, is the hospital where the teen was taken, according to the hospital's location information.
Detectives continue to investigate the shooting. This story will be updated as officials release additional information.
