A 12-year-old boy was injured in a shooting at a restaurant on Wednesday evening, authorities confirmed.
The shooting occurred at 6:57 p.m. in the 200 block of S Western Ave in the Near West Side neighborhood, police said.
Two unknown offenders in red SUV fired multiple shots in the direction of the Golden Fish and Chicken restaurant before fleeing, according to police. A 12-year-old boy inside the restaurant suffered a gunshot wound to the left leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.
"I heard like four shots when I was in the house and two of his friends in the restaurant, that's when they came to my house," a friend of the victim who lives next door to the restaurant told NBC Chicago.
"It's sad, because I was just with him an hour ago when he was riding a scooter," the friend added.
No one is in custody, and authorities continue to investigate.
