Teenage boy fatally shot in Niles, police say attack was not random
Niles — A 14-year-old boy was killed near a Niles apartment complex Thursday night, with police saying he was shot by someone he knew following a confrontation.
The shooting happened near the Arbor Trails apartments located a few blocks north of downtown Niles, around 11:00 p.m. Thursday.
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There, Niles police say, the boy was walking with a group of people when a light colored pickup truck drove past them once before circling back. A couple of people got out of the truck and soon a "short confrontation" ensued between the two groups, according to police.
One of the people from the truck then pulled out a handgun and shot the boy before driving off in the truck, police say. The boy was rushed to the hospital by first responders but he was declared dead "a short time later."
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Investigators believe the suspects and the victim knew each other and that the shooting was not random. Police said they have interviewed multiple witnesses, though there have been no arrests as of Friday morning.
Police have not identified the boy, but said he lived in Niles.
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