Crime & Safety

4-Year-Old Boy Shoots Himself In Cheek In Gresham

The boy was taken to Comer Children's Hospital and is in good condition.

By CBS Chicago Staff:

CHICAGO (CBS) — A little boy shot himself in the cheek in the Gresham neighborhood Thursday night.

Chicago police said the 4-year-old boy was in the 8200 block of South Green Street when he sustained the gunshot wound.

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The boy was taken to Comer Children's Hospital in good condition by his family members.

Police are investigating how the child got the gun.

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