The 10-month-old girl, shot in the temple, was driven to Roseland Hospital, police said.
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A child was shot in the head Monday, July 27, 2020, on the Bishop Ford Expressway, state police say. Sun-Times file photo
A 10-month-old girl was critically wounded in a shooting Monday morning on the Bishop Ford Expressway on the South Side.
The child was shot while in the back seat of a northbound car on I-94 north of 115th Street, according to Illinois State Police.
The driver, a 21-year-old man, heard a single gunshot at 11:15 a.m. and then noticed the baby was injured, state police said. A 17-year-old girl who was also in the car was not injured.
The child, shot in the temple, was driven to Roseland Hospital, Chicago police said. She was in the process of being transferred to a trauma center.
Children appear to be falling victim to gun violence in increasing numbers in 2020.
At least 14 children under 18 years old have died in Chicago from gun violence since June 20, according to records kept by the Chicago Sun-Times. Four of them were 10 years old or younger.
A 10-month-old girl was critically wounded in a shooting Monday morning on the Bishop Ford Expressway on the South Side.
The child was shot while in the back seat of a northbound car on I-94 north of 115th Street, according to Illinois State Police.
The driver, a 21-year-old man, heard a single gunshot at 11:15 a.m. and then noticed the baby was injured, state police said. A 17-year-old girl who was also in the car was not injured.
The child, shot in the temple, was driven to Roseland Hospital, Chicago police said. She was in the process of being transferred to a trauma center.
Children appear to be falling victim to gun violence in increasing numbers in 2020.
At least 14 children under 18 years old have died in Chicago from gun violence since June 20, according to records kept by the Chicago Sun-Times. Four of them were 10 years old or younger.