Woman killed, 13-year-old boy wounded in shooting on Near West Side

CHICAGO - A woman was killed and a teen boy was wounded in a shooting on Chicago's Near West Side late Tuesday afternoon.

At about 5:17 p.m., a 13-year-old boy and a 44-year-old woman were seated inside a vehicle in the 2300 block of West Van Buren when they were shot by an unknown offender, police said.

The boy was transported to an area hospital with a gunshot wound to the ear. He was listed in stable condition.

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The woman was shot in the chest and transported to an area hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

No one is in custody. Area detectives are investigating.