Chicago shooting: 8-year-old boy struck by gunfire in Parkview home, CPD says; Person to be taken into custody

CHICAGO (WLS) – Chicago police said an 8-year-old boy was injured by gunfire at a home in the city’s Parkview neighborhood.

Police said they were called to a home in the 3800 block of West 87th Street around 5:50 p.m. Thursday. There they found an 8-year-old boy who had been shot in the chest.

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The child was taken to Christ Hospital in good condition, Chicago police said. They have not released details about the circumstances of the shooting but said the shooter was “known.”

A weapon was recovered at the scene, police said, and a suspect was in custody. An investigation by Area One investigators is ongoing.

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