Chicago shooting: 12-year-old boy shot near Little Italy sidewalk, police say

CHICAGO (WLS) — A child was shot near a West Side sidewalk on Saturday afternoon, Chicago police said.

The shooting happened at about 5:08 p.m. in the Little Italy neighborhood’s 1000 block of West 13th Street, police said. A 12-year-old boy was near the sidewalk when he was shot in the leg.

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The boy was transported to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.

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There is no one in custody and area detectives are investigating.

Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.