A boy celebrating his 15th birthday Monday night was shot and killed in the city's West Humboldt Park neighborhood, officials said today.
Killed was Jovany Diaz, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Police said Diaz was in a front yard of a home in the 4300 block of West Hirsch Street, celebrating his birthday with a 19-year-old man thought to be a relative, when a gunman approached from across the street at about 10 p.m. and opened fire.
Diaz was struck in the chest and the 19-year-old man was struck once in the right hand, police said. Diaz, who lived on the same block where he was shot, was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:46 p.m., a medical examiner's spokesman said. The second wounded teen was treated at a local hospital and released.
Police had only a vague description of the gunman and of a gray or silver vehicle fleeing the scene.
No arrests were made.
SHOOTING OCCURED IN THE 25th DISTRICT Beat 2534 (Jan. 1, 2011-June 3, 2011)
Shooting- 4
Homicide- 1
Drug Arrests- 94
Robbery- 35
Gun Arrests-12
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What do you expect when the city ships in a new Police Super fromn New Jersey who declares a gangwar during his first week? http://chicagogangwar.blogspot.com/
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