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15-Year-Old Wounded In West Pullman Shooting

CHICAGO (STMW) -- A 15-year-old boy was shot Thursday night in the West Pullman neighborhood on the city's South Side.

The teen was shot in the arm and leg in the 12000 block of South Perry Avenue about 10:15 p.m., according to police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer.

Shots were fired at him from a dark-colored four-door vehicle, Greer said, citing preliminary information. She said the shooting may have been gang-related.

He was taken to the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital in "stable" condition, Greer said.

Nobody was in custody Thursday night as Area South detectives were investigating.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2013. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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