16-year-old boy among 4 shot near Homan Square gas station: Chicago police

CHICAGO (WLS) — A 16-year-old boy was among four people injured in a West Side shooting on Friday night, Chicago police said.

Officers responded to the shooting near a Citgo gas station in Homan Square neighborhood’s 600-block of South Homan Avenue just after 9 p.m.

A group was standing outside when a dark SUV pulled up, and someone inside started shooting, police said.

A 16-year-old boy, shot in the leg, was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition.

A 26-year-old man, shot in the chest and abdomen, was also taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition.

A 24-year-old man, shot in the leg and buttocks, was transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

Another man, 23, was shot in the ankle. He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good condition.

The shooter fled the scene.

There is no one in custody, and Area Four detectives are investigating.

Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER Track crime and safety in your neighborhood

Child rapist to be given window of freedom due to legal loophole