Boy, 17, Fatally Shot In Bronzeville

(STMW) -- A 17-year-old boy was shot in the head Saturday afternoon in the South Side Bronzeville neighborhood and later died.

The boy was in the 3900 block of South Prairie about 2:58 p.m. when he was shot in the head, police said.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, where he was pronounced, police said.

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