A 10-year-old girl was the victim of gunfire Chicago police said was exchanged by rival gang members. The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified the victim as Nequiel Fowler. Chicago Police Officer Daniel O’Brien said the girl was shot Mon
A 10-year-old girl was the victim of gunfire Chicago police said was exchanged by rival gang members.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified the victim as Nequiel Fowler.
Chicago Police Officer Daniel O’Brien said the girl was shot Monday afternoon, less than a block from her family’s home. According to police, witnesses said the 10 year old was playing with a group of friends when rival gang members opened fire.
The injured girl was taken to the University of Chicago’s Children’s Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
According to police, there have been no arrests in the case.
In a separate incident, a 13-year-old girl whose family moved to Pennsylvania to escape the violence in the Humboldt Park area died after being shot in the head during a visit to her old neighborhood.
Eternity Gaddy was pronounced dead Monday morning. Police say she was shot outside her aunt’s home early Sunday after attending a family birthday party.
Family members said Eternity, her mother and three siblings had been scheduled to take a bus back to their home in Allentown, Pennsylvania, later Sunday.
Police had no suspects in custody Monday morning and were checking reports that gang slogans were yelled before the shots rang out.
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