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A 14-year-old boy who was shot and critically wounded in Englewood Wednesday night has died, officials said.

James Sweezer was standing on a sidewalk in the 1400 block of West 73rd Street in the Englewood neighborhood about 8:20 p.m. when someone in a dark-colored sedan opened fire, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office and Chicago police.

Officers work the scene where a 14-year-old boy was shot in the head near the 1400 block of West 73rd Street in the Englewood neighborhood Jan. 12, 2022. Earlier in the day, a 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in the street in the 2200 block of West Adams Street, nearly half a mile from the United Center.
Officers work the scene where a 14-year-old boy was shot in the head near the 1400 block of West 73rd Street in the Englewood neighborhood Jan. 12, 2022. Earlier in the day, a 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in the street in the 2200 block of West Adams Street, nearly half a mile from the United Center.

James, who was shot in the head, was pronounced dead at 11:37 p.m. at the University of Chicago Medical Center, the medical examiner’s office said.

James was the second 14-year-old boy to die after being shot on gunfire Wednesday. Earlier in the day, about 4 p.m., Javion Ivy was fatally shot on the Near West Side.

No one was in custody for either homicide and detectives were investigating.

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