A 16-year-old boy was shot in the leg late Tuesday when a gunman opened fire on a group of people playing basketball on a South Side street, police said today.
The shooting occurred just before 10:30 p.m. in the 7600 block of South Morgan Street, police said.
The teen was playing basketball with several others in the residential area when the unknown gunman emerged, pulled a handgun and fired shots into the group of players, police said, citing early reports.
The boy was struck in the right calf and taken to St. Bernard Hospital in good condition, police said. No other injuries were reported.
Police hadn't made any arrests in the shooting.
SHOOTING OCCURED IN THE 6th DISTRICT Beat 612 (Jan. 1, 2011- June 3, 2011)
Shooting- 5
Homicide- 1
Drug Arrests- 106
Robbery- 36
Gun Arrests-13
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