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7-Year-Old Dies After Shots Fired Into His Humboldt Park Home

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A 7-year-old child has died after he was shot in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood on Wednesday evening.

According to police, the shooting occurred in the 2600 block of West Potomac Avenue at approximately 8:22 p.m. Wednesday.

Officers responded to a shots-fired call and found a 7-year-old boy that had been shot in the abdomen.

Police say the child was in the washroom of a home when a bullet went through a window and struck him.

He was taken to an area hospital, where he later died.

No suspects are in custody, and an investigation is in its early stages.

This story has been updated to indicate the victim has been pronounced dead.

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