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Boy, 3, Shot in the Face Inside Calumet Heights Home: Chicago Police

The boy was listed in serious condition at Comer Children's Hospital

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A 3-year-old boy was shot in the face Saturday afternoon while at a home in Chicago's Calumet Heights neighborhood, police said.

The shooting was reported at around 3:40 p.m. at a residence in the 8800 block of South Euclid Avenue, near 88th Street. Chicago police said the child was struck to the face by "unknown gunfire" and originally brought to a nearby hospital. He was later transferred to Comer Children's Hospital and listed in serious condition.

Video captured by an NBC 5 photographer showed crime scene tape surrounding a home and a vehicle parked on the street, along with several police officers outside the residence.

No one is in custody as detectives continue to investigate.

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