Shooting of 13-year-old in may have come after attempted car theft
The girl was hit on the right side of her body. She was taken to Comer Children's Hospital, and her condition was stabilized, police said.
The girl was hit on the right side of her body. She was taken to Comer Children's Hospital, and her condition was stabilized, police said.
A 13-year-old girl was shot in the South Chicago neighborhood Tuesday morning. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting, but the family of the woman who allegedly pulled the trigger said the shooting was connected to an attempted car theft involving the teen. It was the third such attempted theft the woman has dealt with.
Chicago police said that just after 11:30 p.m., a man working the rideshare was inside a gas station in the 100 block of West North Avenue in Old Town when a woman drove away in his car.
Police said in each of the incidents, the victim legally parked her vehicle on the street, and when they returned, the vehicle was missing.
The car was recovered shortly after near the 3300 block of West Devon Avenue, police said.
Police believe this person may have stolen two cars and burglarized 14 others from the Trevor Creek and Antioch Manor subdivisions.
Traffic cameras later caught police chasing the criminal convoy down the highway.
The suspect got in the unlocked passenger door of the car, which was still running, and then drove off.
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