The boy was walking out of his home about 3 p.m. in the 2300 block of West Jackson Boulevard when shots were fired, striking him in the chest, police said. Sources say an assault-style rifle was used in the attack.
A 7-year-old boy was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon on the Near West Side.
Officers responded about 3 p.m. to the 2300 block of West Jackson Boulevard, where they found the boy with a gunshot wound to his chest. They applyied pressure to his wound, Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling told reporters, and an officer rushed him to Stroger Hospital in his squad car.
