A 16-year-old boy was injured in a shooting Saturday afternoon on the city’s south side near Bud Billiken Parade.
The boy was involved in a verbal altercation with a man in the 4400 block of South King Drive, police said. Around 1:05 p.m., the man pulled out a gun and fired shots at the teenager, who received a wound in the head.
He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was initially listed in good condition, police said.
A person of interest was arrested and police said two guns were recovered at the scene. Detectives are investigating, police said.