Fundraiser held for 13-year-old shot in Pilsen

CBS News Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Family and friends are rallying behind a teen injured in a West Side shooting .

Axel Robledo, 13, was shot twice in the head while walking to a store with his family in Pilsen.

He had two bullets lodged in his brain and needed high-risk surgery to remove them. He survived the surgery but his family says he still has a long road ahead before he fully recovers.

His family held a fundraiser for him Sunday. 

A GoFundMe has been set up for the 13-year-old's medical expenses. The page has already raised over $11,700.

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