Man, 9-year-old girl shot near Uptown school, Chicago police say
A man and a 9-year-old girl were injured in a shooting outside a school on Friday afternoon in the Uptown neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side, police said. The shooting was reported at around 3:25 p.m. near North Winthrop Avenue and West Winona Street, outside William C. Goudy Public School. According to police, two victims were standing near the sidewalk when they were struck by gunfire. A 45-year-old man was shot in the arm and taken to an area hospital in good condition, police said. A second victim, a 9-year-old girl, sustained a graze wound to the calf and was also said to be in good condition. No one was in custody late Friday. Detectives were continuing to investigate.
A man and a 9-year-old girl were injured in a shooting outside a school on Friday afternoon in the Uptown neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side, police said.
The shooting was reported at around 3:25 p.m. near North Winthrop Avenue and West Winona Street, outside William C. Goudy Public School. According to police, two victims were standing near the sidewalk when they were struck by gunfire.
A 45-year-old man was shot in the arm and taken to an area hospital in good condition, police said. A second victim, a 9-year-old girl, sustained a graze wound to the calf and was also said to be in good condition.
No one was in custody late Friday. Detectives were continuing to investigate.
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