Chicago Police fatally shoot black teen they say was shooting at pedestrians while riding his bicycle - CHICAGO BLACK VIOLENCE

A teen-aged gunman on a bicycle who officials said was firing shots at pedestrians and police officers was fatally shot by police in the Lawndale neighborhood this afternoon on the West Side, according to authorities.

The gunman, who is 15 or 16, was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to Pat Camden, a police union spokesman.

It happened in the 1300 block of South Independence Boulevard in the Lawndale neighborhood, according to police. 

At about 4:10 p.m. Ogden District tactical officers were northbound on Independence Boulevard approaching Roosevelt Road when they heard gunshots coming from the west side of Independence  according to a statement released by police News Affairs.

When the officers made a u-turn and crossed the median they spotted the offender firing shots at pedestrians and fleeing southbound on a bicycle while brandishing a handgun, the statement said.

“He was riding a bicycle firing at people on the street,’’ Camden said.

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