3-year-old shot in arm, seriously wounded in Lawndale

Police investigate after a toddler was struck by gunfire Dec. 12, 2019, in the 3300 block of West 13th Street. | Stefano Esposito/Sun-Times

A 3-year-old boy was shot in the arm Thursday morning after gunmen sprayed gunfire in Lawndale, striking the toddler, a Chicago police vehicle and a man.

Two gunmen opened fire outside about 9:17 a.m. at a man in the 3300 block of West 13th Street, police said.

A boy seated in a nearby vehicle was hit in the arm by a bullet and rushed to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, police said. His condition has since been stabilized. Another man in the vehicle was uninjured.

Evidence markers are placed near shell casings where a toddler was struck by gunfire Dec. 12, 2019, in the 3300 block of West 13th Street.

The 35-year-old man targeted in the shooting was hit in the heel, police said. He showed up later at Mt. Sinai Hospital for treatment.

A Chicago police vehicle was also hit by gunfire, but no officers were hurt, police said.

Police have made no arrests.

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