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Teen arrested in Evergreen Park after shooting 15-year-old in Chicago: police

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  February 20, 2025 11:29am CST
West Englewood
FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • A 17-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday in Evergreen Park and charged in connection with a September shooting that left a 15-year-old boy seriously wounded in West Englewood. 
    • He was also found in possession of a stolen vehicle taken from the Ashburn neighborhood the day before the shooting. 
    • The teen faces multiple charges, including attempted first-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon, and has a juvenile detention hearing scheduled for Thursday.

CHICAGO - A 17-year-old boy was charged in connection with a shooting that left a 15-year-old boy seriously wounded last September in the West Englewood neighborhood.

West Englewood shooting

The backstory:

The shooting happened on Sept. 22, 2024, in the 5700 block of South Wolcott Avenue.

The 17-year-old was arrested Wednesday in Evergreen Park. He was also in possession of a car that was reported stolen from the Ashburn neighborhood a day before the shooting.

He was charged with:

  • Attempted first-degree murder
  • Aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm
  • Unlawful use of a weapon - machine gun/automatic weapon
  • Unlawful use of a weapon - unlawful possession of a handgun
  • Possession of a stolen vehicle

The teen has a juvenile detention hearing scheduled for Thursday.

The Source: The information in this report came from the Chicago Police Department.

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