Chicago crime: Boy, 15, shot during argument on West Side, police say
Nick Martinez is a public health reporter who earned his Master’s in Public Health from the University of Chicago. Having previously worked with ProPublica, he focuses on health equity issues affecting the Chicago community.
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A 15-year-old boy was shot and injured early Sunday morning on Chicago’s Far West Side.Officers responded to the scene of the shooting in the 5400 block of W. Fulton St. in the Austin neighborhood a little before 1 a.m., according to the Chicago Police Department.The boy was walking with some friends on the sidewalk when an unknown male gunman approached the group, police said. They got into a verbal altercation when the gunman fired shots, hitting the 15-year-old in the thigh.The gunman fled the scene.The victim was treated by paramedics and taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.Police did not provide a description of the gunman.Area detectives are investigating the shooting.