A teenage boy riding his bicycle was shot and wounded Tuesday night on the
city's Southwest Side.
The boy, 14, suffered a gunshot wound to the ankle at about 8:45 p.m. near
the intersection of Central Park Avenue and West 65th Street in the Marquette
Park neighborhood.
The victim was riding his bicycle on the street when a heavyset man got out
of a passing car and yelled a gang slogan toward the boy before pointing a
handgun and opening fire.
The wounded boy was taken to area hospital, where he was expected to be
treated and released.
Authorities only had a vague
description of the gunman and no description at all of the getaway vehicle.
Investigators suspected the shooting was gang related, adding that the victim
had a street gang affiliation.
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