Chicago shooting: 16-year-old shot and killed on West Side; victim ID'd
CHICAGO (CBS) – A teenage girl was shot and killed in the Austin neighborhood Tuesday night.
The 16-year-old girl, identified as Jamica Wright by the Medical Examiner's Office, was shot in the eye in the 5000 block of West Washington Boulevard around 8:13 p.m., according to Chicago police.
She was standing in an alley with a group when they heard gunshots and felt pain. She was involved in a "verbal dispute" with a male offender who produced a gun and shot her before fleeing the scene.
A witness told offices the 16-year-old girl also had a gun, police said.
She was taken to Loretto Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
No offenders are in custody, and Area 4 detectives are investigating.
This is the second shooting of a teenage girl in the city within about 24 hours.