Boy, 16, shot on Chicago's West Side

CHICAGO - A teenage boy was shot and hospitalized Friday morning in the Austin neighborhood.

The 16-year-old was outside just before noon in the 1500 block of North Lockwood Avenue when a gunman approached and started shooting, according to Chicago police.

The boy suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was transported to Stroger Hospital where he was listed in serious but stable condition, police said.

A parked car was struck by gunfire during the shooting but no other injuries were reported, police said.

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The gunmen fled southbound on Lockwood, then eastbound through an alley.

No one is in custody as Area Five detectives investigate.