CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 2-year-old was critically hurt in a shooting Thursday afternoon, Chicago police said. The incident happened near 14th and Avers in the city's Lawndale neighborhood just after 4 p.m.

A toddler is in critical condition after they were shot in the West Lawn neighborhood, Chicago police said. According to authorities, the shooting was reported in the 3800 block of West 14 th Street at approximately 4:05 p.m. Thursday.

A 2-year-old boy was in critical condition after being shot multiple times inside a North Lawndale apartment Thursday afternoon, according to Chicago police. The boy was shot multiple times in the lower body just after 4 p.

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a 2-year-old boy on Chicago’s West Side Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

A teen was charged in connection to the shooting that left a 2-year-old boy fighting for his life Thursday night inside a home in North Lawndale. The 17-year-old boy was charged with one felony count of obstruction of justice/destroying evidence and one misdemeanor count of child endangerment.