12-year-old boy shot in South Chicago

He was in good condition after the apparent drive-by shooting.


A 12-year-old boy was shot in the leg late Saturday in the South Chicago neighborhood, according to Chicago police. It happened about 10:15 p.m. while the boy was riding a bicycle in the 8700 block of South Burley, police said. He heard gunshots after a dark-colored vehicle passed, police said. He was listed in good condition at Trinity Hospital. No one was in custody. An hour earlier, by a family member in a South Side home, police said.

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