9-year-old boy obtains gun, shot in leg when man tries to take it away at South Side home, Chicago police say

CHICAGO — A 9-year-old boy was shot in the leg late Saturday night after he had somehow gotten a hold of a gun, according to Chicago police, in the Kenwood neighborhood on the city’s South Side.

Police say the boy entered a room at a residence in the 5000 block of South East End Avenue around 11:30 p.m., where he obtained a gun. A man inside the residence then attempted to take the gun away from the boy, according to police, at which point the gun discharged and hit the boy in the leg.

Police say he was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where he’s listed in good condition.

Area One detectives are investigating the incident, police say.