2 teens shot in the Loop Saturday night: police
A 16-year-old and a 17-year-old were transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition after they were shot in the Loop Saturday night, Chicago police said.
The shooting happened around 9:05 p.m. in the 0-100 block of East Washington Street, according to Chicago police. The teenage boys stood in a crowd of people when they were shot by an unknown gunman.
The 16-year-old had a gunshot wound in his right arm, and the 17-year-old had a gunshot wound in his left leg, police said.
No one is in custody. Police detectives are investigating.
The shooting impacted the Chicago Transit Authority’s Brown, Pink, Green and Orange lines. Just before 10 p.m. Saturday, CTA officials notified riders about disrupted service for each line due to police presence in the Loop. Each train temporarily bypassed the Washington/Wabash and Adams/Wabash stations. Service returned to normal before 12 a.m. Sunday, according to CTA tweets.
Just before 9 p.m. Friday night, a 14-year-old boy was shot on the 3100 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive near 31st Street Beach, according to Chicago police. He was transported to Comer Children’s Hospital with a gunshot wound in his left thigh, police said. No one is in custody. Detectives are investigating.