10-year-old, mother shot by gang fire

A 10-year-old boy and his mother were shot and wounded in a SouthSide CHA apartment building Wednesday night after they apparently gotcaught in crossfire between rival gangs, said police.

The boy, whose identity was not released by police, was in faircondition at Michael Reese Hospital after being shot in the face, anursing supervisor at the hospital said.

The boy's mother, Mary Hicks, 37, was reported in good conditionat Michael Reese with a gunshot wound in her chest.

Police said Hicks and her son were shot at about 9:15 p.m. asthey left the Ida B. Wells Homes, where they live.