A 17-year-old boy was shot to death and a 19-year-old man was wounded in a shooting near Hadiya Pendleton Park in the Bronzeville neighborhood at 4:45 p.m. Friday, police said.
The two were in the 4300 block of South King Drive when they were shot. The 17-year-old was shot in the back and the 19-year-old was shot in the foot.
The 17-year-old was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital at 5:31 p.m. The other victim’s condition stabilized at University of Chicago Medical Center.
The 17-year-old was identified Saturday morning by the Cook County medical examiner's office as Vonzell Banks, of the 4500 block of S. Prairie Avenue.
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