A 17-year-old boy was shot while riding in a vehicle in the Loop overnight, according to Chicago police. The victim was shot while seated in a Dodge Journey, waiting for a red light to change in the 700 block of South Wells Street around 3:30 a.m.
Police said a man walking nearby suddenly pulled out a gun and fired multiple shots into the vehicle before running away. The victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to his arm. CPD said he is listed in good condition.
The shooter remained at large as of Sunday morning. Police broadcast a description of the suspect: a Black or dark-skinned Hispanic man, about 5-foot-4 with short hair, wearing a gray sweater and a maroon t-shirt.
Sunday’s victim is the fourth person shot in the Loop this year. By this point in recent years, the numbers were higher, sometimes significantly: 8 in 2024, 13 in 2023, 31 in 2022, 22 in 2021, 12 in 2020, and 5 in 2019.
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