Chicago crime: 16-year-old shot on NW Side

CHICAGO - A teenager was shot while walking outside in the Belmont Central neighborhood Saturday morning. 

Police say the victim, a 16-year-old boy, was in the 6300 block of West Belmont Avenue at 6:30 a.m. when three people got out of a dark-in-color vehicle and approached him. 

One of the offenders fired shots at the victim, striking him in the leg. 

The victim self-transported to Community First Hospital in good condition. 

No one is in custody. Circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation by Area Five detectives.