Chicago Shooting Kills 8-Year-Old Girl and Wounds 10 People Including Small Children, Police Say

Chicago Shooting Kills 8-Year-Old Girl and Wounds 10 People Including Small Children, Police Say
Police car in Chicago on June 30, 2017. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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CHICAGO—Eleven people standing outside a family gathering Saturday night were shot including a young girl who was killed in what Chicago police believe was gang-related violence on the city’s South Side, police said Sunday.

Four victims were children. An 8-year-old girl was shot in the head and died, while a 1-year-old boy and a 8-year-old boy were each shot multiple times and listed in critical condition. A 9-year-old boy was also injured with a graze wound to his finger and hospitalized, police said Sunday.