A 7-year-old girl is reported in critical condition after being shot while trick-or-treating on Chicago's West Side.
CHICAGO (AP) —
Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford says the girl was shot in the lower neck area Thursday and was taken by paramedics to Stroger Hospital. Chicago police say a 30-year-old man was shot in the left hand and taken to a nearby hospital in good condition.
The Chicago Tribune reported that police said the girl was dressed as a bumblebee. The girl's father screamed, "My little girl's been shot," the paper reported.
Authorities say the man and girl were walking along a street in the Little Village neighborhood when a man in a group of males drew a gun and fired at the victims.
In a tweet, Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the girl, who was out with her family for Halloween, is believed to be an unintended victim.
