Teenager charged over fatal shooting of boy near Chicago’s ‘Bean’ sculpture

Chicago police block traffic near State and Monroe streets after crowds of young people flooded the Loop after a fatal shooting in Millennial Park in Chicago (Tina Sfondeles/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder after a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot near “The Bean” sculpture in central Chicago’s Millennium Park, which is among the city’s most popular tourist attractions.

The shooting prompted a curfew at the park to combat violence.