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CHICAGO (WLS) — A teen suspect is now facing a long list of felony charges following a robbery and shooting on the West Side that injured four teenagers earlier this summer.
The shooting took place at about 11:24 p.m. July 27 in the 700-block of South Springfield Avenue in Lawndale, Chicago police said.
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Police said a teen male suspect took out a gun after a verbal altercation and fired into a crowd standing outside, hitting several people.
A 14-year-old boy was shot in the chest and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said. A 15-year-old girl was shot in the leg and was listed in good condition at Stroger Hospital, police said. A 16-year-old girl was shot multiple times and listed in fair condition at Mt. Sinai Hospital, police said. A 13-year-old boy was shot in the thigh and listed in fair condition at Stroger Hospital, police said.
A suspect in the shooting, a 14-year-old boy, was arrested Wednesday, Chicago police said. He has not been identified.
Police said the suspect is also behind an armed robbery.
Community leaders gathered in July just a block away from the shooting scene, at Greater Rock Church. They believe the Lawndale community has been forgotten by elected officials.
Faith leaders voiced their frustration with the big picture. They said neighbors live in fear of the violence on their streets in Lawndale.
“Our kids are left out. Our seniors are scared to come. They scared to come down here to the church. We shouldn’t have to live like this,” the Rev. Robin Hood said.
Hood is the founder of Mothers Opposed to Violence Everywhere and pastor of Redeemed Outreach Ministries. A well-known community activist for many years, he knows the impact of gun violence.
“When I heard the gunshot, immediately, my head dropped immediately because it was more than several gunshots. So, I took a walk down there, and to see the fear, to see senior citizens scared, to see children holler,” Hood said.
Hood says people on the scene told him a fight had occurred at the park on the corner of South Springfield Avenue and West Lexington Street. The reverend says he was told someone left, came back and fired shots.
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