CHICAGO (WLS) — A teen suspect is now facing charges after a 2-year-old was critically hurt in a shooting Thursday afternoon, Chicago police said.
The incident happened near 14th and Avers in the city’s Lawndale neighborhood just after 4 p.m.
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According to Chicago police, the young child was in a house when he was hit by several bullets. He sustained multiple gunshot injuries to his lower body and was rushed to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
On Friday, law enforcement officials announced that a 17-year-old male has been arrested and charged with a serious offense of Obstructing Justice/Destroying Evidence, as well as a less severe charge of Endangering a Child, as reported by the police.
Following the incident, a residential complex was sectioned off by authorities on Thursday evening. ABC7 journalists witnessed a distressed crowd gathered outside the building. Police had to intervene when arguments broke out among some individuals at the scene.
A neighbor told ABC7 he heard people arguing loudly and a baby crying in that unit for days, and expressed sadness that a child was hurt.
Police said a weapon was recovered at the scene and a person of interest was taken into custody.
No further information about the circumstances surrounding the shooting was immediately available.
An investigation by Area Four detectives is ongoing, CPD said.
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