Toddler Shot on Lake Shore Drive is 'Relatively Stable': Doctors

CHICAGO— The young boy who was shot in the head Tuesday morning while in a car on Lake Shore Drive remains in critical, but stable, condition according to his doctors.

The toddler was in a vehicle headed north near the 300 block of Lake Shore Drive when witnesses say they heard gunshots and saw a car crash near Grant Park at 11:06 a.m.

The boy has been placed in a medically-induced coma and is on a ventilator, Marcelo Malakooti, a medical director at Lurie Children's Hospital told reporters Wednesday afternoon. His mother and grandmother remain by his side, according to the hospital.

A police spokesperson said during a briefing on Tuesday afternoon that the shooting was a result of a "road-rage incident" and that a weapon has been recovered from the car the young boy was in. The other vehicle involved sped off after the crash and police will said they release a description shortly.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday that the child is a year old. Chicago police previously said the child is 2 years old.

The child was traveling with a man and a woman who were taken with him to Northwestern Hospital by a nearby citizen in a Tesla. It is still uncertain why there was a weapon in the car with the child or the identity of the driver who shot at the young boy's car.

The baby was transferred to Lurie Children's Hospital and is listed in critical condition.

All northbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive were closed at Monroe Street while police investigated, but they were reopen by 4 p.m.

The shooting occurred the same day Vice President Kamala Harris was scheduled to visit Chicago for her first time since taking office.

Chicago police have at least one suspect, according to Lightfoot.

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