Boy, 5, critically hurt after being shot inside South Side apartment, police say

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A 5-year-old lad was hospitalized aft helium was changeable wrong an flat connected Chicago's South Side on Sunday afternoon.

The shooting happened astir 1:17 p.m. successful the 4400 artifact of South Greenwood Avenue successful the Kenwood neighborhood.

Chicago constabulary said the kid was wrong the flat erstwhile helium suffered a gunshot coiled to the head.

He was taken to Comer Children's Hospital successful captious condition.

Police said a limb was recovered astatine the country and nary 1 is successful custody.

Area 1 detectives are investigating. 

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