Boy, 14, and man shot in South Shore neighborhood

An eighth-grader waiting for football practice to begin was wounded, along with a man, as they stood at a corner in the South Shore neighborhood this afternoon.
The boy, 14, and the man, 31, were shot at about 3:45 p.m. in the 7700 block of South Kingston Avenue.
The boy was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in critical condition, and the man was taken to Stroger Hospital, also in critical condition.
The boy had just left Bradwell Elementary School and was hanging out with some friends at the corner of 77th Street and Kingston, waiting for football practice, according to a teacher and coach at the school.