Overview
- Late Thursday night officers responded to the 8000 block of South Carpenter Street after a report of a person shot and found a 14-year-old boy with multiple gunshot wounds.
- Chicago Fire Department medics treated the boy at the scene and he was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
- Area Two detectives have taken over the investigation and police have not released the victim’s name or any details about what led to the shooting.
- Authorities have not announced any arrests and have given no suspect description, and routine investigative steps such as scene processing, witness interviews, and review of surveillance are expected.
- The killing adds to long-running concerns about youth gun violence on Chicago’s South Side and officials say further updates will come as detectives develop leads.