Chicago weekend shootings kill 7, including teens ahead of new school year; over 3 dozen people wounded
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At least 38 people were shot, seven of them fatally, in Chicago over the weekend. Those killed included teens supposed to start the new school year Monday.
A 14-year-old boy was struck in the head and chest by gunfire in the 8700 block of South Cregier Avenue at about 6:51 p.m. Saturday. Chicago Police said he was transported to Comer Children’s Hospital initially in critical condition but later succumbed to his injuries. Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
"They took him from the world because he was going to be somebody," Athena Harshaw told WLS-TV, identifying the victim as her 14-year-old basketball-playing nephew, Rayjohn. "Like, this is crazy. He was 14. His book bag was packed for school. He was so excited to go to Hyde Park [High School]."