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Boy, 15, wounded in West Ridge shooting, police say

Boy, 15, wounded in West Ridge shooting, police say

Yahoo08-07-2025
A 15-year-old boy was shot and wounded Monday afternoon in the West Ridge neighborhood on the city's Far North Side, according to Chicago police.
An unknown gunman shot the boy while he was inside a residence on the 6400 block of North Washtenaw Avenue around 3:10 p.m., police said. The boy was transported to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston in fair condition, police said. Police provided no further details on the shooting.
The offender was arrested on scene, police said. Belmont area detectives were investigating.
tkenny@chicagotribune.com
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