Chicago police say a 14-year-old boy is responsible for a mass shooting that left four juveniles wounded in West Garfield Park this summer, making him one of the city’s youngest accused gunmen this year.
Details are slim because the case will be handled in juvenile court, where proceedings are shielded from public review.
What we know is that two boys and two girls were shot in the 700 block of South Springfield around 11:24 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, 2025. Chicago police initially said the victims had been in a “verbal dispute” with a man who opened fire on them…