4-year-old very critically injured in Near West Side shooting: Chicago police

A 4-year-old was shot and very critically injured Tuesday afternoon on Chicago's Near West Side, a Chicago police spokesman said.

The child was shot in the 2200-block of West Jackson Boulevard, and was taken to Stroger Hospital by responding Chicago police officers, the spokesman said.The 4-year-old is in very critical condition. Family members have gathered outside the hospital, emotional and joined by more and more loved ones by the minute. There is also a police presence, and both CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling and Mayor Brandon Johnson were seen entering the hospital.

The shooting happening mid-afternoon on a residential block that is also steps away from Crane High School. Police have cordoned off part of a high rise apartment building, and ABC7 saw officers looking in dumpsters on the pproperty.63rd Street Beach shooting leaves 3 wounded, including 14-year-old girl, Chicago police say

Police have not said exactly where on the body the 4-year-old was shot, or released any further details. It was not immediately clear if the child was inside or outside a home at the time of the shooting. Neighbors at the scene said the child was outside playing at the time of the shooting, and said they're outraged.

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