Boy, 12, suffers graze wound in Near West Side shooting, police say
A 12-year-old boy is recovering after being grazed by a bullet on the city's Near West Side on Tuesday.
Chicago police said the boy was near a park just after 5 p.m. in the 2200 block of West Maypole Avenue when he was grazed in the thigh by gunfire.
He was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
Police did not say whether any arrests were made.
Area detectives are investigating.
