ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team 
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 4:21AM
CHICAGO (WLS) — A child was injured in a shooting on the city’s Northwest Side on Tuesday evening, sources told ABC7.
The shooting happened in the Humboldt Park neighborhood near Central Park Avenue and Ohio Street.
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Sources say the child was taken to a hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening. Their age and gender were not immediately known.
What led up to the shooting was not immediately clear.
Officials did not immediately say whether anyone else was injured or if any suspects are in custody,
Further information was not immediately available.
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