CHICAGO — A 16-year-old boy was shot in Lincoln Square on Sunday evening, Chicago police said.
In a brief media statement, CPD reported that the boy was standing in the 2300 block of West Eastwood when he was “struck by gunfire from an unknown offender” around 7:01 p.m.
Witnesses reported that the gunfire came from the occupants of two vehicles, who appeared to be shooting at each other. Officers found seven shell casings at the scene and recovered a firearm from under a parked car. A witness said two people ditched the weapon and ran away after the gunfire.
The injured boy fled the area and went to Stroger Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to his arm. CPD said he is in good condition.
He is the second person shot in Lincoln Square this year. The other victim was an off-duty Chicago police recruit who was shot while driving in the 2600 block of West Gunnison on June 4.
Lincoln Square had four shooting victims as of this date last year and five in the comparable period of 2022.
