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Teen Shot And Killed In Austin

CHICAGO (STMW) -- A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side Wednesday evening, police said.

The teen was walking in the 5300 block of West Huron Street about 6:12 p.m. when one or more people walked up and shot him in the chest before running off, police said.

He was taken to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, where he later died, police said.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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