A 14-year old boy was fatally shot Thursday night on the Far South Side, police say.

       The unidentified boy was inside a home on the 9300 block of South Wallace Avenue in the Brainerd neighborhood at about 7:10 p.m. when an “unknown offender” shot him in the head, according to a Chicago police media notification.

       The child was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

       He was pronounced dead at 7:46 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. His identity has not been released, pending notification of his family.

       Police gave no further details. Area Two Detectives are investigating.

       Officers work the scene where a 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in the head inside a home on the 9300 block of South Wallace in Chicago's Brainerd neighborhood Oct. 14, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

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