Garfield Park & North Lawndale

Crime & Mayhem

17-Year-Old Girl Shot in West Garfield Park Wednesday

May 17, 2017 6:43pm | Updated May 17, 2017 6:43pm
The shooting occurred in the 4700 block of West Gladys Avenue Wednesday.
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CHICAGO — A 17-year-old girl was shot in West Garfield Park Wednesday afternoon.

At 2:14 p.m., the girl was outside in the 4700 block of West Gladys Avenue when someone in a gray four door sedan opened fire, striking her multiple times in body, police said.

She was taken to Cook County Hospital in serious condition, police said.

The girl was with a group of men on a porch at the time of the shooting and was not the intended target, WGN reported.

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