Teen killed among 14 shot in Chicago on Friday
A 17-year-old boy was killed and 13 others wounded - including five in a single attack - in Chicago shootings Friday.
The teen was fatally wounded in a shooting in Gresham on the South Side. He was walking about 8:30 a.m. on the 7800 block of South Wood Street when a blue minivan approached and someone got out and fired shots, Chicago police said. The teen was struck several times and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, police said. He was identified as Tremayne Maltbia by the Cook County medical examiner's office.
In nonfatal attacks, five people were wounded in a shooting in Chatham on the South Side. The group was standing outside about 9 p.m. on the 800 block of East 79th Street when someone opened fire before fleeing the scene, police said. They were all stabilized and taken to the same hospital, according to police.
A person is being questioned after a 19-year-old man was critically wounded in a shooting in Lawndale on the West Side. He was struck in the abdomen and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, police said. A person of interest was taken into police custody, according to police.
Seven others were wounded in Chicago gun violence Friday.
Eight people were shot, three fatally in citywide shootings in Chicago Thursday.