Englewood Shootings Wound 2 Teens, Police Say

ENGLEWOOD — Two teenagers were shot within a half hour of each other in Englewood Tuesday evening, police said.

Most recently, at 8:05 p.m., a 14-year-old boy was walking on the sidewalk in the 600 block of West 61st Place with a friend pulled out a gun and showed it to him, according to Officer Michelle Tannehill, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.

The gun went off and hit the boy in his lower right leg, Tannehill said.

The boy was taken to Comer Children's Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, police said.

At 7:42 p.m., an 18-year-old man was standing at the corner of 57th Street and Bishop Street when someone shot at him from a passing car, Tannehill said.

The man was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in good condition after being shot in his right leg, Tannehill said.

Police said the man is a documented gang member.

No one is in custody, police said.