A 13-year-old boy is recovering after being shot by his 9-year-old brother inside their Fuller Park home on Friday afternoon.
In a brief media statement, CPD said a 9-year-old boy “was inside a residence with a firearm” in the 5200 block of South Wells Street when he fired one shot, striking a 13-year-old male in the shoulder area around 4:01 p.m. The injured boy was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in critical condition.
CPD did not say how the 9-year-old came to acquire the firearm, but the department said officers recovered a handgun inside the house. Police did not announce any arrests, nor did they say if the shooting was accidental.
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