A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition at Lurie Children’s Hospital after being shot in the neck on a West Rogers Park sidewalk Friday afternoon.
A 14-year-old boy is fighting for his life following a daylight shooting Friday afternoon in the West Rogers Park neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side.
The incident occurred shortly after 3:00 p.m. on October 2, 2026, in the 6300 block of North Rockwell Street.
According to the Chicago Police Department, the teenage victim was standing on the sidewalk when an unidentified gunman opened fire.
The young victim suffered a gunshot wound to the neck during the sudden attack.
Emergency medical responders arrived rapidly at the scene to stabilize the wounded teenager.
Paramedics transported the 14-year-old boy to Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, where doctors listed him in critical condition.
Detectives from CPD Area 3 quickly responded to the West Rogers Park crime scene to secure the area and launch a full investigation.
Officers canvassed the residential corridor along North Rockwell Street searching for potential witnesses, bullet casings, and private security camera footage.
The 6300 block of North Rockwell Street sits in a dense residential pocket of West Rogers Park, located just blocks from local schools and community parks in Cook County.
Neighbors expressed immediate shock over gunfire erupting on a neighborhood sidewalk during the busy mid-afternoon hours when students are returning home from school.
Community advocates and local block leaders routinely emphasize the urgent need for increased public safety measures to protect youth across the North Side.
Authorities have not yet released any suspect descriptions or information regarding a potential motive behind the shooting.
No arrests have been made in connection with the incident as of Friday evening.
Chicago Police urge anyone who was in the area of North Rockwell Street around 3:00 p.m. or who may have relevant video footage to contact Area 3 Detectives.
Community members can also submit confidential and anonymous leads online through the department’s reporting portal at CPDTip.com.
