Teen boy shot in Back of the Yards

CHICAGO - A 15-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Friday night in Back of the Yards on the South Side.

He was walking about 11:30 p.m. in the 5400 block of South Loomis Boulevard when he heard shots and felt pain, Chicago police said.

He suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was transported to Comer Children’s Hospital in serious to critical condition, according to police and Chicago fire officials.

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The boy did not see the shooter but believed they may have been in a passing vehicle, police said.

Area One detectives are investigating the shooting.