Dekarlos Scott, 15, fatally shot in Roseland

Scene where man was fatally shot / Photo by Alex Wroblewski
Scene where Dekarlos Scott was fatally shot / Photo by Alex Wroblewski

A 15-year-old boy was killed in a shooting that also left another teenager wounded Saturday night in the Roseland neighborhood.

Dekarlos Scott and a 16-year-old boy were standing on a corner in the 100 block of West 109th Street when a vehicle pulled up and several occupants exited and opened fired about 10:05 p.m. Saturday, authorities said.

Dekarlos, of the 100 block of West 110th Street, was shot in the head and died at the scene, authorities said.

The 16-year-old was shot in the shoulder and taken to Roseland Community Hospital, police said.

Nobody has been charged for the murder.

Area South detectives are investigating.

— Sun-Times Media Wire

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