A victim who appears to be a child was discovered fatally wounded Wednesday morning near the Green Line “L” tracks in the Woodlawn neighborhood, officials said.

The unidentified juvenile was discovered shortly before 8 a.m. outside in the 6000 block of South Prairie Avenue with a gunshot wound to the chest, Chicago police said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

No one was in custody for the fatal shooting, and detectives are investigating. Originally Published: October 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM CDT

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