Watch CBS News

Girl, 13, shot and critically wounded on Chicago's South Side

CBS News Live
CBS News Chicago Live

CHICAGO (CBS) --A 13-year-old girl was shot and wounded Thursday night in South Shore.

At 7:30 p.m., the girl was on the sidewalk in the 2700 block of East 79th Street, near Marquette Avenue, when someone fired shots.

The girl was struck in her inner left thigh and upper right thigh and was taken to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition.

No one was in custody late Thursday. Calumet Area detectives are investigating.

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.