14-year-old boy in hospital after North Lawndale shooting

Eli Ong
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CHICAGO — A 14-year-old boy is in the hospital after he was shot in the city’s North Lawndale neighborhood early Wednesday evening, according to the Chicago Police Department.

CPD said officers were called to the 1800 block of South Fairfield Avenue around 4:05 p.m., where their preliminary investigation found a 14-year-old male was exiting a vehicle when he was shot in the back by an unknown offender.

The 14-year-old boy was taken to Stroger Hospital, where police say he is in good condition.

Police have no one in custody.

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No additional information is available at this time, as area detectives continue to investigate.

If you or someone you know has information that can help the Chicago Police Department make a breakthrough in the investigation of this incident, anonymous tips can be filed online at cpdtip.com.

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