A 15-year-old boy has succumbed to injuries he sustained in a shooting incident that occurred early Saturday morning near Washington Park, as reported by the Cook County medical examiner.
Officers responded to the scene shortly before 12:30 a.m. in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood, specifically on the 500 block of East 50th Place. They found two individuals with gunshot wounds. The teenager was among the victims, having been shot in the stomach. He was transported in critical condition to Comer Children’s Hospital but unfortunately later passed away. An autopsy has been scheduled, according to the medical examiner’s office.
Another victim, identified as Joseph Jackson from Auburn Gresham, was shot in the head. He was taken to UChicago Medicine, where the medical examiner’s reports indicate he died a mere eight minutes after the police arrived at the scene. An autopsy for him was planned for Sunday.
Chicago police have yet to release further details about the shooting as of Sunday.
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