A 17-year-old boy is dead after a shooting on Chicago’s Northwest Side early Friday morning.
Police officers found the teenager lying in the street in the Montclare neighborhood.
The discovery happened around 12:50 a.m. in the 6700-block of West Grand Avenue.
Someone called 911 to report an unresponsive person on the ground.
When officers arrived, they found the boy had been shot multiple times.
The gunfire struck him in several places across his body.
First responders rushed the victim to Loyola Hospital in serious condition.
Doctors at the hospital later pronounced the 17-year-old dead.
The identity of the teenager has not been released to the public yet.
Investigators are still working to determine what happened before the shots were fired.
No witnesses have come forward with a description of the shooter.
Chicago Police confirmed that no one is currently in custody for the crime.
Yellow crime scene tape blocked off the stretch of West Grand Avenue for several hours.
Evidence technicians spent the morning searching the pavement for shell casings.
Area Five detectives are now leading the investigation into the homicide.
Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Chicago Police Department.
This shooting marks another violent incident affecting Chicago’s youth this year.
The neighborhood remains on edge as the search for the killer continues.
