13-year-old boy shot, wounded in Englewood

About 7:05 p.m. Sunday, the boy was near the sidewalk in the 6000 block of South Elisabeth Street when he was shot in the head, police said. He’s in critical condition.

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A 13-year-old boy was shot Sept. 3, 2023 on the South Side.

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A 13-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Sunday night in Englewood on the South Side.

About 7:05 p.m., the boy was near the sidewalk in the 6000 block of South Elisabeth Street when he was shot in the head, Chicago police said.

He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital where he was listed in critical condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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