Teen Charged With Murder in Death of 7-Year-Old Chicago Boy Struck by Random Gunfire

Teen Charged With Murder in Death of 7-Year-Old Chicago Boy Struck by Random Gunfire
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CHICAGO—A teenager was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old Chicago boy who was not the intended target of gunfire earlier in the week, police said.

“There is no excuse for this violence,” police Supt. Larry Snelling said Friday night.