CHICAGO — A 13-year-old boy was fatally shot at a Chicago playground on Friday, authorities said.
Lavel Winslow was found with a gunshot wound to his head at Lerner Park in the city’s North Side neighborhood of West Ridge at about 9:38 p.m. CDT, WLS-TV reported.
A witness told police that he heard a loud pop, followed by many people running from the area on foot, according to WGN-TV. The witness said he called police after seeing Winslow on the bench, the television station reported.
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Winslow was taken to St. Francis Hospital in critical condition and was later pronounced dead, WBBM-TV reported.
There is no one in custody and police said an investigation is ongoing, WGN reported.
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