- by Sun-Times Wire
- 08 22, 2024
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A 14-year-old boy was critically wounded during an exchange of gunfire that also left two men injured Thursday night in the Gage Park neighborhood. Shortly after 9 p.m. police were called to the 3200 block of East 55th Street where they found the boy and two men, 39 and 27, shot, police said. Police said a preliminary investigation found the boy and the 39-year old were exchanging gunfire with the 27-year-old. The boy was shot in the torso and shoulder and was listed in critical condition at Comer Children’s Hospital while the 27-year-old suffered several gunshot wounds and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in fair condition, police said. The 39-year-old, shot in the wrist, was in fair condition at Mount Sinai Hospital.There is no one in custody and Area 1 detectives are investigating.