16-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Murder and Shooting at Police in Fuller Park Shooting
The teen was arrested minutes after a 14-year-old boy was killed and four other people were wounded in the 4200 block of South Wells Street, Chicago police said.
He was charged with multiple counts of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm at peace officers and aggravated discharge of a firearm, police said. He was also charged with unlawful use of a weapon under the age of 21. Responding officers found several victims on the ground and a gunman standing near them, police said.
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Police said it was not immediately clear whether the gunman had been wounded by police or had already been shot when officers arrived.
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