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Chicago shooting kills 7-year-old girl and wounds 7 people including small children, police say
Eight people, including a 7-year-old girl, were shot in a suspected gang-related incident in Chicago on the South Side. The girl was fatally shot in the head.
A 1-year-old boy and a 7-year-old boy were also critically injured in the shooting. Both were shot multiple times and listed in critical condition.
Chicago Police Department Deputy Chief Don Jerome provided details of the incident in a news briefing at the scene on 52nd Street near Damen Avenue.
The seven-year-old girl was shot in the head and died, while a one-year-old and a seven-year-old boy were each shot multiple times and are in critical condition, according to Chicago police.