7-year-old girl dressed as bumblebee shot in Chicago while trick-or-treating
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CHICAGO (NYTIMES) - A 7-year-old girl was shot in the neck while trick-or-treating with her family on Chicago's West Side on Thursday (Oct 31) evening, leaving her in critical condition, the police said.
The shooting, which happened around 5:30 pm Chicago time in the Little Village neighbourhood, occurred when at least one person in a group of men opened fire on a 31-year-old man, according to the Chicago Police Department.
That man was shot in the left hand and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition, according to the police. The girl, who the Chicago Sun-Times reported had been wearing a bumblebee costume for Halloween, was taken to the John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, the police said.
"The young girl who was out with family for Halloween is believed to be an unintended victim after multiple offenders opened fire," Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesman for the police posted on Twitter.
Chicago has long struggled with gun violence. In one weekend in August, for example, seven people were killed and 52 wounded by gunfire, including a 5-year-old boy who was shot in the leg while sitting in a car.
Overall shootings, however, are down this year compared with last year.
The Chicago Tribune, which tracks the number of shooting victims in the city, said 2,313 people had been shot as of Sunday, 223 fewer than in 2018. That is also the lowest total since 2015.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has pledged to find solutions to the problems with gun violence.
Earlier Thursday, Guglielmi said on Twitter that the Chicago Police Department planned on Friday to release statistics that showed a continued decrease in gun crime.