16-year-old boy fatally wounded, at least 4 other teens shot since Friday afternoon in city violence, police say

Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune
Updated ·2 min read
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A 16-year-old boy fatally wounded Friday afternoon at a West Side gas station was among five teens, ranging from 14 to 16 years of age, shot Friday afternoon to Saturday morning, Chicago police said.

Ahmad M. Jones and another 16-year-old boy exited a ride-sharing vehicle when someone inside a black SUV shot them at a gas station in the 600 block of South Independence Boulevard about 4 p.m., according to a police report.

Ahmad suffered wounds to the upper body and head, and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 4:41 p.m., the report said. A Saturday autopsy found he died of multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The other boy was shot in chest and legs, and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.

Most recently, a 15-year-old boy was shot Saturday morning around 4 a.m. in the 400 block of South Western Avenue.

Police said a 15-year-old boy was a passenger in a vehicle when a black Kia pulled up and someone inside fired multiple times. The boy was shot in the left shoulder and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was listed in good condition, police said.

Shortly after 9:30 p.m. Friday., a 14-year-old boy was wounded exiting a building in the 900 block of South Independence Boulevard. Police found him in the common area of the building with two gunshot wounds to the left wrist. The boy was uncooperative with police, and when police found an adult to speak with they were very uncooperative and closed the door to an apartment, police said.

Around 6:20 p.m. Friday, a 15-year-old boy was shot in the 400 block of East 71st Street in the Grand Crossing neighborhood.

Police said the boy was traveling in a vehicle when he was shot in the chest. He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital where he was listed in fair condition, police said.

No one was in custody for any of the attacks, and detectives were investigating.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the boys shot on Independence Boulevard were both 16, per Chicago police.