2 teen boys shot, 1 fatally, in Englewood: police

A teenage boy was killed and another seriously wounded in a shooting early Saturday in Englewood on the South Side.

The teens, 15 and 17, were in the backyard of a home about 1:15 a.m. in the 6800 block of South Peoria Street when someone opened fire, Chicago police said.

The 17-year-old was shot in the chest and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. He hasn’t been identified.

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The other, 15, was struck in the stomach and taken to the same hospital in serious condition, police said.

No one is in custody as Area One detectives investigate.