Another young child shot in Chicago — the fourth this week

Chicago police investigate Friday afternoon in the 400 block of East 111th Street, where a 9-year-old boy and a man were both shot in Roseland. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

A 9-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man were shot about 12:10 p.m. Friday at 111th Street and South King Drive.

A 9-year-old boy and a man were shot Friday afternoon in Roseland on the Far South Side — the fourth young child to be hit by gun violence this week in Chicago.

The pair were wounded in a drive-by shooting around 12:10 p.m., according to preliminary information from Chicago police.

The boy, shot in his arm, was in good condition, police said. Fire officials initially said he was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in serious condition.

“He’s doing okay,” a family member said outside the hospital. ”He’s scared. He’s a playful boy, likes to go swimming and record YouTube videos. He’s just a regular kid.”

A 22-year-old man was shot in the ankle and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in fair condition, officials said.

This is the fourth young child to be shot in Chicago this week.

On Wednesday night, a 7-year-old boy was shot while sitting in a parked car with his mother in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood, according to Chicago police. He was hit in the abdomen but was stabilized at a hospital.

On Sunday afternoon, a 7-year-old girl was killed and her 6-year-old sister seriously wounded shortly before 3 p.m. in the 6200 block of West Grand Avenue.

This is a developing story.

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Ald. Anthony Beale (9th), right, speaks with Chicago Police Department officials after a 9-year-old boy and a man were both shot Friday afternoon in the 400 block of East 111th Street in Roseland.

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