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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Sun-Times Wire

14-year-old boy, man wounded in Austin drive-by shooting

A teen was among two people wounded in a shooting Mar. 29, 2023 on the West Side. (Sun-Times file)

A 14-year-old boy and a man were wounded in a shooting Wednesday afternoon in Austin on the West Side.

About 4:15 p.m., the boy and an 18-year-old man were on a sidewalk in the 4700 block of West Adams Street when a gray vehicle approached and someone inside opened fire, striking them both, Chicago police said.

The teen was shot in the left forearm and the man was shot in the right calf, police said.

Both were taken to Loretto Hospital, where they were in good condition, officials said.

No one was in custody.

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