16-year-old fatally shot in head outside home on Chicago's Northwest Side identified

CHICAGO - A 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed on a back porch in Cragin Saturday night has been identified.

The Cook County Medical Examiner identified the teen as Sergio Ortiz from Elmwood Park.

According to police, Ortiz was on a porch at the rear of a residence in the 5300 block of W. Oakdale at approximately 9:28 p.m. Saturday when he was shot in the head by an unknown offender. 

The victim was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital in critical condition where he later died. 

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Police did not release any additional information about the shooting.

Area Five Detectives are investigating.