A 13-year-old boy was charged Monday with shooting four other children over the weekend in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood on the South Side.
The teen allegedly pulled out a gun around 9:40 p.m. Saturday in the 4500 block of South Prairie Avenue and opened fire on the other boys, according to Chicago police. Responding officers later found the four boys suffering from gunshot wounds.
An 11-year-old boy was struck in the leg and a 13-year-old boy was shot in the foot, police said. They were both taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition.
Another 13-year-old boy suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said. A 14-year-old was grazed in the back and taken to Comer in fair condition.
The boy charged in the attack was arrested about 20 minutes later in the 4600 block of South Calumet Avenue, according to police. He was charged with felony counts of aggravated battery, unlawful possession of a weapon and having a gun without a valid license to own one.
He was expected to appear at a detention hearing Monday in juvenile court, police said.