Boy, 14, Fatally Shot In Kenwood
(STMW) -- A 14-year-old boy was shot to death and another teenage boy was injured in a drive-by shooting Saturday night in Kenwood.
The teenagers were outside in the 4400 block of South Greenwood at 7:30 p.m. when a car drove by and someone inside started shooting, according to police.
The 14-year-old boy, identified as Tyjuan Poindexter of the 1200 block of East 46th Street, was shot in the head and died at the scene at 8:01 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
The 15-year-old suffered two leg wounds and was taken to the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, police said.
Witnesses told police there was an altercation in a nearby park before the shooting, but it is unclear if the altercation was related to the attack.
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