Crime & Safety

Two Men Charged In Murder Of 12-Year-Old Girl In West Englewood

Nyzireya Moore was in a car with her family last March in the 7200 block of South Oakley Avenue when she was shot and killed.

CHICAGO ((CBS) — Two men with criminal records have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of a 12-year-old girl.

Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan told reporters three men in a car began shooting at another car and struck Nyzireya Moore, who was celebrating her birthday with family in West Englewood.

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