Article: Teen wounded in shooting by police

It was a stupid argument over nothing, really, another war of words between a stubborn teenage boy and his difficult father, relatives said.

Derrick Traylor Sr. went to get his gun, while Derrick Traylor Jr. fled the family house near 71st and Halsted.

They traded shots across a vacant lot, perhaps 20 times, according to a man who didn't want to be named, but who called 911 around 4 p.m.

Just then, a police car was driving west on 71st, taking a suspect to a station, and two officers jumped out. Seconds later, Derrick Traylor Jr. -- who is supposed to graduate today from Robeson High School -- allegedly turned toward police, gun in his hand.

He was shot three times.

"They just ...

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