15-year-old wounded while riding in a car in Bronzeville
CHICAGO - A teenager was wounded by gunfire in the early morning hours Tuesday while he was a passenger in a car, police said.
There was not a lot of information to go on but authorities said the 15-year-old was shot in the 4900 block of S. Prairie Avenue in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the city's south side.
The 15-year-old male was a passenger in a vehicle driving on S. Prairie when he says he heard shots and felt pain. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to his upper right leg. He was taken to Comers Children's Hospital in good condition.
No one in custody.
Area One detectives are investigating.
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