Trick-or-Treater, 7, Critically Injured in Chicago Shooting

Trick-or-Treater, 7, Critically Injured in Chicago Shooting
Children play behind a pumpkin carved and lit for Halloween in a file photo. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images
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CHICAGO—A 7-year-old girl out trick-or-treating in a bumblebee costume was critically injured Thursday night after being struck by apparent stray gunfire, police said.

The girl, who was shot in the upper chest area, was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, according to Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford. A 30-year-old man was shot in the left hand and taken to a nearby hospital in good condition.