Chicago shooting near Bronzeville school injures 14-year-old boy, police say
A 14-year-old boy was shot in the city's Bronzeville neighborhood, right by several schools, Chicago police said.
Police said the teen was outside on the sidewalk of the 300 block of East 37th Street around 3:20 p.m. when he was approached by an unknown person.
That person pulled out a gun and opened fire, hitting the teen in the right leg.
The shooting happened right by Ida B. Wells Preparatory Elementary School and Wendell Phillips Academy High School.
In a letter to parents, Wendell Phillips Academy High School Principal Rashad Talley wrote that the victim of the shooting was a "member of our community." The letter did not specify whether the victim was a student.
The shooting happened during dismissal for the day, Talley wrote.
After the shooting, the school immediately brought students and staff indoors, contacted Chicago Police and the Chicago Public Schools Office of Safety and Security, and went on soft lockdown, Talley wrote. The lockdown was lifted as soon as it was confirmed there was no threat to the school.
The teen was taken to Insight Hospital & Medical Center Chicago in fair condition, police said.
An investigation by Wentworth Area detectives is ongoing.
No further information has been released. Police did not say whether anyone was in custody.
