Crime & Safety
Girl, 7, Killed In Sunday Shooting; 6-Year-Old Sister Wounded
Chicago police said the young girls were shot while their mother was putting them in the car. Officials do not believe they were targeted.
CHICAGO — A 7-year-old girl was killed and her 6-year-old sister critically injured after a shooting Sunday afternoon on Chicago's North Side, Chicago police said.
The shooting happened at around 2:50 p.m. in the 6200 block of West Grand Avenue. According to a media notification, the girls were sitting in a parked car.
The 6-year-old was shot in the chest and right armpit, officials said. She was taken to Loyola University Medical Center, where her condition is listed as stable. The 7-year-old was also taken to Loyola Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 3:26 p.m.
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According to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, the young girl was identified as Serenity Broughton, of South Shore.
Officials at a Sunday evening news conference said the girls' mother was putting the children in the back seat of the car when they were shot; they do not believe the family was targeted.
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Anyone with information about the shooting can call Area 5 detectives at 312-746-8282, or send an anonymous tip to cpdtip.com.
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