# Boy, 17, dies after being shot in Englewood

> 17-year-old boy dies following shooting in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.
- Title: Boy, 17, dies after being shot in Englewood | Shortify
- Summary: 17-year-old boy dies following shooting in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. A 17-year-old boy named Dijorn Wells died after being shot by two gunmen in…
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- Source: Chicago Sun-Times — https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/10/20/boy-17-shot-in-englewood-dies
- Published: 2026-10-20T18:00:18.433+00:00
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## Shooting in Englewood
A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot after two men jumped from a car and fired on him as he walked in Englewood Monday morning.

> An unidentified 17-year-old boy was fatally shot after two men jumped from a car and fired on him as he walked in Englewood Monday morning
## Dijorn Wells
Dijorn Wells, a 17-year-old from Washington Park, was walking in the 800 block of West 71st Street when he was shot.

> Dijorn Wells was walking in the 800 block of West 71st Street about 11 a.m. when a white car traveling in the same direction turned around and two gunmen jumped out and began firing shots at him
## Time of Shooting
The shooting occurred around 11 a.m. Monday in the 800 block of West 71st Street, Chicago.

> Dijorn Wells was walking in the 800 block of West 71st Street about 11 a.m. when a white car traveling in the same direction turned around and two gunmen jumped out and began firing shots at him
## Location Details
Wells ran east on 71st Street as the assailants fled south on Peoria, according to police.

> Wells ran away east on 71st Street as the assailants fled south on Peoria, according to the report.
## Medical Response
Wells was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center and pronounced dead at 12:12 p.m. by the Cook County medical examiner.

> Wells, of the Washington Park neighborhood, was initially in critical condition when he was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 12:12 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
## Investigation Status
Area 1 detectives are investigating the shooting with no other injuries reported.

> No other injuries were reported. Area 1 detectives are investigating.
## Key takeaway

A 17-year-old boy named Dijorn Wells died after being shot by two gunmen in Englewood on Monday morning.