Crime & Safety
Man Charged After 11-Year-Old Girl Shot By Stray Bullet In South Chicago Suburb
Willow James was riding home from school with her dad and cousin when gunshots rang out near 158th and Paulina streets.
Updated on: June 17, 2025 / 5:53 AM CDT
A man was arrested and accused of firing the stray bullet that hit an 11-year-old girl in the head in the south Chicago suburb of Harvey on May 28.
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Willow James was riding home from school with her dad and cousin when gunshots rang out near 158th and Paulina streets. A stray bullet pierced their car, hitting Willow in the head.
Her father rushed her to Ingalls Hospital in Harvey. She was transferred to the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. She is undergoing intensive physical therapy as she fights to recover.
