Nicholas Keener, 16, shot dead on Northwest Side

Scene where Nicholas Keener was fatally shot / Photo by NVP News Video
Scene where Nicholas Keener was fatally shot / Photo by NVP News Video

Nicholas Keener was killed in a drive-by shooting Saturday night in the Irving Park neighborhood.

Keener, 16, was walking with a group in the 3800 block of North St. Louis Avenue when shots were fired from a passing vehicle about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, authorities said.

Keener, of the 4800 block of North Hamlin Avenue, was shot in the chest and died at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center at 11:08 p.m. Saturday, authorities said.

Nobody has been charged for the murder.

Area North detectives are investigating if the shooting is gang related.

— Sun-Times Media Wire

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