4-Year-Old Boy Shot In Head In Woodlawn In Critical Condition: CFD

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 4-year-old boy is in critical critical condition after he was shot on Chicago's South Side Friday evening.

The Chicago Fire Department confirms the boy was shot inside a house near 6500 South Ellis in the Woodlawn neighborhood shortly before 9 p.m. He was struck twice in the head after shots were fired from outside that went through the window of the home.

He was then transported to Comer Children's Hospital.

Another victim, a 34-year-old woman was transported in fair condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center.

It is not clear who fired the shots or where they came from.

No one is in custody. Area One detectives are investigating.

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