Teen shot 7 times in Garfield Park 15%
By Sun-Times Wire5%
7/17/2026, 11:36:16 PM
Topics: Crime
Keywords: Teen Shot 7 Times In Garfield Park
BS Summary: This article contains 6 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Negativity Bias, and Availability Heuristic, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 73.6% saturation with 64 hits. Analysis detected 161 faulty-reasoning hits from 87 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 31% and a BS Rank of 15% (14,562 of 17,002 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 85.60% of the article peer group.
A 17-year-old male was in critical condition after a shooting Friday afternoon in West Garfield Park, officials said.
The teen was sitting in a vehicle in the 3800 block of West Madison Street around 4:53 p.m., when he was approached by two unknown people, according to Chicago police.
The two fired multiple gunshots at the teen, police said, and he sustained seven gunshot wounds.
He then self-transported to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.
Detectives are investigating.
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87 words analyzed.
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