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14-year-old boy found shot in head in East Garfield Park

14-year-old boy found shot in head in East Garfield Park
14-year-old boy found shot in head in East Garfield Park 00:21

CHICAGO (CBS) – An investigation is underway after a teenage boy was found shot in the head in the East Garfield Park neighborhood Saturday morning.

Chicago police say officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert just before 6 a.m., in the 2700 block of West Van Buren Street, and found an unidentified male, around 14 years of age, with two gunshot wounds to the head.

The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

No arrests were made.

Circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated by Area Four detectives.

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