Garfield Park

Garfield Park shooting leaves 14-year-old boy in critical condition

A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after a shooting early Saturday in Garfield Park.

Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 2700 block of West Van Buren Street when they found the boy with two gunshot wounds to the head just before 6 a.m., according to Chicago police.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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