2 teenage boys shot in separate Chicago shootings minutes apart
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two teen boys were shot overnight in Chicago in two separate shootings minutes apart Tuesday night.
Police said a 15-year-old boy got off a CTA bus near 115th Street and Wentworth in the West Pullman neighborhood just after 10 p.m. Tuesday and began walking on the sidewalk when someone walked up and shot him in the back. The shooter was wearing all black and a ski mask.
The victim's family told CBS 2 the person who shot him had been on the bus with the teen. Police sources said the teen started walking south on Wentworth with another person while the gunman, who the teen did not know, started walking west on 115th. That's when the shooter turned around and fired at the teen, hitting him in the left side of his upper back.
Police found shell casings on the sidewalk.
The victim was taken to Comer Children's Hospital in good condition.
In a statement, the CTA said the incident did not occur on the bus, "however, the CTA is assisting the Chicago Police Department with video from our vehicle to support their investigation -- as we do in all instances."
Members of Roseland Ceasefire canvased the area on Monday afternoon and went door-to-door, hoping someone saw or heard something that could help police find the shooter.
"We need to know how the community is feeling about it," said Gyrell Morrow of Roseland Ceasefire. "What's the information that's being told so we can try to mitigate or prevent anything else from happening in this area, any retaliations or anything like that.
"So we really like to get the community's voice and their opinion on the situation and hopefully give them resources if they've been affected by gun violence or this terrible event that's happening now."
Also around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, in the Garfield Park neighborhood, police said a 17-year-old boy was walking on the sidewalk near Madison and Kildare when a black sedan approached and shots were fired.
The teen was hit in the leg.
Both teens were expected to recover from their physical injuries.
As of Wednesday afternoon, police were still searching for the shooters.
