2 teenage boys, 15, wounded in Lawndale shootingMadeline Kenneyon June 28, 2021 at 8:38 am

Crime scene tape is stretched around the front of a home where a man was shot on May 28, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago police have added more than 1,000 officers to the streets over the Memorial Day weekend.(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
A 15-year-old boy was wounded Sunday night in a shooting on the West Side, authorities said. | Scott Olson/Getty Images

A 15-year-old boy was wounded Sunday night in a shooting on the West Side, authorities said.

Two 15-year-old boys were wounded Sunday night in a shooting on the West Side, authorities said.

One teenager was walking in the 1200 block of South Lawndale shortly after 9 p.m. when he heard gunfire and fell to the ground, Chicago police said.

His mother took him to St. Anthony Hospital, where he was treated for a gunshot wound to the leg, police said. He was listed in good condition.

Another 15-year-old was also hurt in the shooting, police said. He was struck in the hand and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.

No one is in custody, according to police. Area Four detectives are investigating the incident.

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