Boy, 12, shot inside alley in Washington Park
CHICAGO (CBS) – A 12-year-old boy is hurt after a shooting in the Washington Park neighborhood Wednesday night.
Chicago police say the boy was standing in an alley, in the 5600 block of South Michigan Avenue just before 9 p.m. when he was shot by an unknown suspect standing at the mouth of the alley.
The victim was shot in the leg and ran to a neighbor's house for help.
He was taken to Comer Children's Hospital in good condition.
The shooting comes just an hour after a girl, 15, was also shot in the leg in the Park Manor neighborhood. She is listed in good condition.
There is no one in custody.
Area Two Detectives are investigating.
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