Boy, 9, shot, wounded in Kenwood

A 9-year-old boy was shot Saturday night in Kenwood on the South Side.

The shooting occurred about 11:30 p.m. inside a home in the 5000 block of South East End Avenue, Chicago police said.

The boy entered a room and found a firearm, according to police.

When a man attempted to retrieve the firearm it discharged, striking the 9-year-old in the leg, police said.

He was transported to Comer Children’s Hospital and was listed in good condition, police said.

Area One detectives are investigating.

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