Girl, 17, Shot in Chicago Lawn

(STMW) -- A teenage girl was shot early Sunday in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

The 17-year-old was walking on a sidewalk about 2:30 a.m. in the 5900 block of South Maplewood when she heard gunshots and felt pain, police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said.

She was taken to Holy Cross Hospital with a graze wound to the head and was in good condition, Alfaro said.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2014. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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