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1 Killed, 1 Wounded In Shooting Outside Garfield Park Basketball Tournament

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A brawl during a basketball tournament led to a shooting outside the Garfield Park fieldhouse Thursday night, leaving one teenager dead and another seriously wounded.

Police received a call for a large fight at the Garfield Park "Gold Dome" fieldhouse during a basketball tournament around 9:10 p.m.

Officers were clearing out the crowd when someone began shooting outside.

A 15-year-old boy was shot in the chest, and was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office identified him as Kenwon Parker, of the Homan Square neighborhood.

A 14-year-old boy was shot in the stomach, and was in serious condition at Stroger Hospital.

Police said a person of interest, a 13-year-old boy, was in custody Friday morning. A gun was recovered at the scene.

Area North detectives were investigating what caused the fight and the shooting.

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