A 15-year-old male was arrested in the Halloween shooting of a 7-year-old trick-or-treater on a Chicago street, police said.
The teenager was with two other males when he opened fire on an apparent rival about 5:30 p.m. in the Little Village neighborhood on Chicago’s west side, police said. The girl, struck in her neck, was not the intended victim, they said. A 31-year-old man unrelated to her was hit in his left hand, police said.Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson called the shooting"reprehensible" at a news conference Friday morning.
The 15-year-old was arrested at 1:24 a.m. Friday, according to a Chicago police statement. It appears he was taken into custody at a police station not far from the attack and then jailed. Chicago police said the teen would be in court tomorrow and faces charges of attempted murder and discharging a firearm.that detectives recovered a gun possibly related to the shooting and that it would be tested for evidence.the Little Village community had"stepped up in a BIG way to share info & get us to where we are today. This is why trust is so important to everything we do & why CPD is the police department for all Chicagoans — regardless of where you come from.
Cook County Health, which runs the hospital where the victim was being treated, said in a statement that her family wished to express gratitude"for the outpouring of love and support shown by all of Chicago and the nation."
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