Crime & Safety
5-Year-Old Boy Dies After Accessing Unsecured Gun Inside Apartment In Kenwood Neighborhood
The shooting happened around 1:17 p.m. in the 4400 block of South Greenwood Avenue in the Kenwood neighborhood.
Updated on: August 25, 2025 / 5:43 AM CDT
A 5-year-old boy is dead after he accessed an unsecured gun inside an apartment on Chicago's South Side on Sunday afternoon.
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The shooting happened around 1:17 p.m. in the 4400 block of South Greenwood Avenue in the Kenwood neighborhood.
Police were called to the apartment complex after the boy suffered a gunshot wound to the head inside an apartment. A police source told CBS News Chicago the boy accidentally shot himself.
