5-year-old girl killed, man hurt in shooting on Near West Side
CHICAGO â A 5-year-old girl was killed in a shooting on the Chicago 's Near West Side early Sunday morning. Chicago police said just after 3:30 a.m., a group of people was standing outside in the 200 block of North Campbell Avenue when shots were fired. The girl was inside a parked car when she was hit by gunfire, according to police. She was struck in the upper abdomen and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Neighbors in the area are especially upset.
At a roll call designed as a show of solidarity with the police during a typically violent weekend, police addressed the little girl's death. 'Tragedies like that do happen across the city, and as district commander and as a police officer, it really hits home anytime there's a loss of life,' said 8th District CPD Commander Bryan Spreyne. 'When we have juveniles like that, it really hits home. It's difficult to handle; it's difficult for our responding officers.
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