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9-Year-Old Boy Shot to Death Inside Residence on Far South Side

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A 9-year-old boy was fatally shot inside a residence on the city's Far South Side Saturday evening, according to officials.

Officials said the boy was shot in the 9400 block of South Wallace Street shortly after 6:30 p.m. and went into traumatic arrest.

The boy was transported to Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Police said in a press conference Sunday evening that a preliminary investigation determined there were multiple family members inside the home at the time of the shooting, and that the shooting occurred inside the home.

Officials added that a weapon has not been recovered thus far, and that interviews are being conducted as the investigation proceeds.

The shooting came just hours after a teen was killed and three other teens were wounded in a shooting in Washington Park.

There is currently no further information.

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