Teenager killed in Syracuse shooting, police say

Cheney Street shooting

Syracuse police responded to the 100 block of Cheney Street shortly before 8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2023.Jon Moss | jmoss@syracuse.com

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Syracuse, N.Y. — A teenager was shot and killed Tuesday evening on Syracuse’s South Side, police said.

Officers responded shortly before 8 p.m. to a call for shots fired in the 100 block of Cheney Street and located several casings. A short time later, they found a 15-year-old male in nearby Lower Onondaga Park who had been shot in the back.

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