HUMBOLDT PARK— Shootings in Humboldt Park left a 16-year-old boy dead and two other people wounded on Friday, officials said.
• At 10:30 a.m., two teens were shot in Humboldt Park, said Officer Janel Sedevic, a Chicago Police spokeswoman. A 16-year-old boy and 17-year-old were sitting on a porch in the 3500 block of West Chicago Avenue when someone walked up to them and fired shots.
The 16-year-old was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, Sedevic said. The boy, identified as Eddy Brooks, of the 6300 block of South Morgan Avenue, was pronounced dead Saturday morning, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.
The 17-year-old took himself to Norwegian American Hospital, where he was in good condition.
The 17-year-old was a documented gang member, police said.
• At 2:47 p.m., a 30-year-old man was shot in the wrist in the 1700 block of North Harding Ave., said Officer Thomas Sweeney, a Chicago Police spokesman.
The man was taken to Norwegian American Hospital in good condition, Sweeney said
No other information is available at this time, Sweeney said.
No one was in custody in these shootings.
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