Crime & Safety

16-Year-Old Killed By Gunfire: Chicago Police

The boy was shot about 6 p.m. Sunday on the South Side, police said.

CHICAGO, IL — A 16-year-old was fatally shot Sunday evening on the South Side, according to police.

The incident occurred about 6 p.m. in the 5900 block of South Indiana Avenue, police said. The boy was near a parking lot when he was shot in the abdomen, according to police. He was taken to Comer Children's Hospital and pronounced dead, police said.

No one was immediately brought into custody and detectives are investigating, according to police.

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