A 14-year-old boy was ordered held in custody Wednesday afternoon after being charged in a shooting that left a 12-year-old boy seriously injured outside a South Side elementary school Tuesday.
The teen is charged as a juvenile with one count each of attempted murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated battery, unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm, Cook County State's Attorney's office spokeswoman Tandra Simonton said.
Judge Colleen Sheehan ordered the boy held on Tuesday afternoon, Simonton said.
The teen turned himself in about 5 p.m. at the Gresham District police station, said Capt. Juan Morado.
Witnesses to the shooting outside Cook Elementary, at 81st and Bishop, saida boy wearing a brown hoodie, pulled a revolver and opened fire
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Family and friends said the shooting may have stemmed from an argument that began on Facebook.
