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Boy, 13, shot, seriously hurt while riding inside car in South Chicago

December 17, 2023 / 7:42 AM CST / CBS Chicago

13-year-old boy shot while riding in car on Chicago's South Side

CHICAGO (CBS) – A 13-year-old boy is seriously hurt following a shooting in the South Chicago neighborhood early Sunday morning.

The teen was a passenger inside a car, in the 8700 block of South Marquette Avenue around 12:40 a.m., when someone in a gold-in-color Kia SUV fired shots, according to police.

The victim was driven to Trinity Hospital and was transferred to Comer Children's Hospital in serious condition with a gunshot wound to the chest.

No arrests were made.

Area 2 detectives are investigating.

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Jeramie Bizzle

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.