CHICAGO (WLS) — A 16-year-old boy has died after spending more than a week hospitalized following a West Side shooting that left three teenagers wounded, officials said.
The video in the player above is from an earlier report.
The shooting unfolded on Aug. 18 at about 9:29 p.m. in the 200 block of South Central Avenue in Chicago’s South Austin neighborhood, according to police.
ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch
Investigators said the teens were outside when a dark-colored sedan passed by and someone from inside the vehicle opened fire, striking the group.
Police said an 18-year-old man was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition. A 16-year-old boy who had been shot several times was also transported to Mt. Sinai in critical condition. A second 16-year-old boy was located at the scene with a graze wound to his arm and refused medical treatment, authorities said.
On Saturday, more than a week after the shooting, the Cook County Medical Examiner said a 16-year-old boy died from gunshot wounds sustained in the shooting. He was identified as Cortez hall, 16, of Chicago.
A total of at least seven teenagers were shot that same evening and into the early morning in separate shootings across the city, police said.
A teen boy was killed in one of the shootings in the Little Village neighborhood. The shooting took place at about 11:11 p.m. in the 2600-block of South Hamlin Avenue.
A separate shooting in the South Deering neighborhood left a 16-year-old girl wounded, police said. The shooting took place at about 12:37 a.m. in the 10600-block of South Bensley Avenue.
A shooting on the Far South Side left a 17-year-old boy in serious condition, police said. The shooting took place at about 10:16 p.m. in the 13200-block of South St. Lawrence Avenue.
A 16-year-old boy was also wounded in a shooting in the West Pullman neighborhood, police said. The shooting took place at about 8:23 p.m. in the 11700-block of South Normal Avenue.
No further information about the triple shooting on South Central Avenue in South Austin was immediately available.
Chicago police continue to investigate.
INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER Track crime and safety in your neighborhood
Copyright © 2026 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.