CHICAGO– Eight people were shot, including a young woman who was killed in what Chicago police believe was gang-related violence on the city’s South Side Saturday night.
The 7-year-old girl was shot in the head and died, while a 1-year-old boy and a 7-year-old boy were shot multiple times and listed in critical condition, Chicago Police Department Deputy Chief Don Jerome said. at a news conference at the scene on a block of 52nd Street near Damen Avenue.
Police, responding to a shooting call around 9 p.m., applied tourniquets and chest seals to the victims, who also included adults between the ages of 19 and 40, Jerome said.
The victims, who were outside at a family gathering at the time of the shooting, were transported to area hospitals by the Chicago Fire Department.
The investigation was still in the preliminary stages, but witness reports described two possible shooters on foot, Jerome said.
“This was not a random act of violence. It was probably gang related,” Jerome said. “Regardless of the motivation for this incident, three innocent children were struck tonight and one of them tragically succumbed to her injuries. The actions of the offenders, make no mistake, are horrific and unacceptable in our city.”
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