Boy, 16, critically wounded in Austin drive-by shooting

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  August 1, 2023 5:56am CDT
FOX 32 Chicago
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CHICAGO - A teenage boy was shot and critically wounded Monday night in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side.

The 16-year-old was walking on the sidewalk around 9:30 p.m. in the 5500 block of West Congress Parkway when a gray sedan pulled up and someone inside started shooting, police said.

The boy was shot in the leg and was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.

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No one is in custody as Area Four detectives investigate.