Crime & Safety

Girl, 15, Dies After Being Shot In Head In Washington Heights

Demea Morris was sitting in the back seat of an SUV near 106th and Sangamon when she was shot.

Police have not made any arrests.
Police have not made any arrests. (CBS)

By CBS Chicago Staff:

CHICAGO (CBS) — A 15-year-old girl with big dreams; that's how loved ones describe the teenager shot and killed while sitting in an SUV in the Washington Heights neighborhood on Sunday.

Police said, just before 1 a.m. Sunday, Demea Morris was sitting in the back seat of an SUV near 106th and Sangamon, near Jackie Robinson Park, when she was shot in the back of the head.

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