15-year-old boy shot, killed in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood
The mother of 15-year-old Syruss Box said his family was getting ready to celebrate his brother's birthday when the shooting happened.
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The mother of 15-year-old Syruss Box said his family was getting ready to celebrate his brother's birthday when the shooting happened.
Police say the teen was outside near 110th and Eggleston around 6 p.m. when a person in a dark vehicle pulled up to him.
CPD said a second crime scene was discovered at an assisted living facility where officers shot an armed man early this morning, but it was unclear if they're connected.
According to CPD, officers responded to a domestic disturbance at a residence just after 3 a.m. in the 10600 block of South LaSalle. Police said an off-duty officer was in the basement at the time of the incident and came upstairs.
The condemned houses in the area of 113th Street and Princeton Avenue in Roseland were used for search and rescue drills and rapid intervention exercises.
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Police found the man with gunshot wounds to the head and neck. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
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A body was found inside and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The person was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
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Chicago police said a female witness inside the home told them that she heard shots and found the victims in the living room with gunshot wounds.
A woman who was in the home told officers she heard shots and found the two men in the living room on 94th and la salle.
Video shows a masked suspect with a backpack strapped around the front of his body at the counter. The suspect then pulls a gun and stands up on the counter, pointing the gun.
Reports on injuries and other information from the Chicago Fire Department were not immediately available.
Chicago police said around 2:13 a.m., a 29-year-old man self-transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center after being shot in the 10500 block of South Cottage Grove in the Roseland neighborhood.
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