Boy, 17, fatally shot in Back of the Yards

CHICAGO — A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot in the city’s Back of the Yards neighborhood late Friday night.

A witness discovered the boy at the 700 block of West 50th Street around 12:04 a.m. when they stated they heard multiple gunshots fired outside their home. They found the boy unresponsive.

The boy was transported to the University of Chicago Medical center with multiple gunshot wounds where he was pronounced dead.

There is no one in custody and police are currently investigating.