Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
CHICAGO (AP) — Police say an officer shot a 17-year-old boy who approached his patrol car with a gun on Chicago's South Side.
Family members say Kevon Purell is in serious condition at a hospital following the shooting Monday night.
Purell's mother, Irma Burrage, says she's puzzled about what happened. She says she gave her son a gift card to get food at McDonald's.
Police spokesman Al Stinites says the officer shot Purell after the teen pointed a gun at him. A gun has been recovered.
Burrage tells the Chicago Tribune "it doesn't make sense." She says aiming a gun at police is "suicide."
___
Information from: Chicago Tribune, http://www.chicagotribune.com
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
