A teenage boy was wounded by gunfire Sept. 19, 2020, in the 5000 block of West Monroe Street. | Sun-Times file photo
A teenage boy was critically injured in a shooting Saturday in Austin on the West Side.
The 16-year-old was standing on the sidewalk about 2:15 a.m. in the 5000 block of West Monroe Street when someone fired shots from a dark blue vehicle in an alley, according to Chicago police.
The boy was hit in the chest and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.
No one is in custody as Area Four detectives investigate.
