Identity of 13-year-old boy fatally shot in Englewood residence revealed as Tawon Tribble

CHICAGO (WLS) — Authorities have released the identity of a 13-year-old boy killed in a shooting in an Englewood home Monday

The shooting took place at about 6:43 p.m. in the 500-block of West 65th Place.

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Police said a 13-year-old boy was inside the home when someone discharged a gun, striking him in the chest.

The boy was brought to Comer Children’s Hospital, where he was declared deceased. A Tawon Tribble has been identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Emotions are running high outside the hospital as boy’s family grapples with grief.

Pastor Donovan Price spent the evening praying with the victim’s family.

“Our children deserve better than this, and we hope these families no longer have to grieve, the mothers no longer have to weep, and numerous individuals impacted by yet another child’s passing. It’s truly a sorrowful situation,” Price expressed.

The family told Price that they dearly loved the boy, who did not deserve this fate.

Area detectives are questioning a person of interest as the investigation continues. Whether an arrest has been made is not yet clear.

Police did not immediately provide further information about what led up to the shooting.

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