9-year-old boy shoots, critically injures 13-year-old boy in Fuller Park, Chicago police say

A 9-year-old boy shot and critically injured a 13-year-old boy inside a home on Chicago's South Side. A separate shooting also wounded a 15-year-old boy outside a restaurant on the West Side. The incidents highlight concerns about gun violence involving young people in the city.

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Boy, 13, critically wounded after being shot by 9-year-old in Fuller Park

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Boy, 15, shot in West Garfield Park

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Teen critically injured after 9-year-old shoots him in Chicago home, police say

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Teen injured after being shot by 9-year-old boy in South Side home: police

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9-year-old boy shoots, critically injures 13-year-old boy in Fuller Park, Chicago police say

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Teen boy injured in shooting outside West Side restaurant

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Boy, 15, shot outside West Side restaurant, Chicago police say

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