Teen charged with shooting 14-year-old near school in Bronzeville neighborhood
A teenage boy was charged with shooting another teen near a school in the Bronzeville neighborhood earlier this month.
Chicago police said the 17-year-old was arrested in the 3500 block of South Rhodes Avenue on Wednesday. He was then charged with one felony count of attempted first-degree murder and one felony count of aggravated battery with the discharge of a firearm.
The teen was identified as the suspect who shot and wounded the victim, a 14-year-old boy, on May 7, just before 3:30 p.m. in the 200 block of East Pershing Road. The shooting happened during dismissal right by Ida B. Wells Preparatory Elementary School and Wendell Phillips Academy High School.
Police said the teen was outside on the sidewalk just when he was approached by an unknown person, who pulled out a gun and opened fire, hitting the teen in the right leg.
The victim was taken to Insight Hospital & Medical Center Chicago in fair condition.
Police did not say the relationship between the two boys.
The 17-year-old is scheduled to appear at a detention hearing on Thursday.
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