Police were searching Monday for a possible suspect in the shooting death of a teenage boy Sunday afternoon in Melrose Park, authorities said.
Julian Hernandez was pronounced dead at 5:16 p.m. Sunday at Loyola University medical center in Maywood after the shooting in the 1900 block of North 17th Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Hernandez, who the office said was 16 but whose age was given as 17 by police, died of a gunshot wound to the torso, the medical examiner’s office determined after an autopsy Monday.
Police were called to 17th Avenue about 4:45 p.m. Sunday following a report of shots fired, according to a news release. They found Hernandez, bleeding on the street and being treated by bystanders.
Hernandez, who lived in the 1500 block of North 17th Avenue, was taken to Loyola and pronounced dead on arrival, according to police.
A person of interest has been identified in the investigation, according to the release, which did not indicate whether the person was in custody.
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