A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon on the Near West Side.

       The teen was in the 2200 block of West Adams Street when a gunman he did not know shot him about 4 p.m., according to Chicago police in a media notification.

       The boy, who was shot in the abdomen, was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

       His identity was not released and Area 3 detectives were investigating.

       rsobol@chicagotribune.com

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