Crime & Safety
8-Year-Old Boy Dead, 5-Year-Old Boy Hurt By Gunshots In Chicago's Grand Crossing Neighborhood
Police said the boys were in the home when they each suffered gunshot wounds in an unspecified way.
Updated on: March 21, 2025
An 8-year-old boy is dead, and a 5-year-old boy was wounded, when they both suffered gunshots in a home in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on Chicago's South Side late Thursday.
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The incident happened at 5:22 p.m. at 1421 E. 71st Pl., near Dorchester Avenue.
Police said the boys were in the home when they each suffered gunshot wounds in an unspecified way.
