11-year-old girl shot, seriously wounded in West PullmanSun-Times Wireon June 7, 2021 at 3:26 am

Chicago police work the scene where an 11-year-old girl was shot in the 11700 block of South Michigan late Sunday.
Chicago police work the scene where an 11-year-old girl was shot in the 11700 block of South Michigan late Sunday. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

The drive-by attack happened about 9 p.m. near 117th Place and Michigan Avenue.

A drive-by shooting left an 11-year-old girl seriously wounded Sunday night in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side.

Witnesses told police someone opened fire from a red vehicle about 9 p.m. in the 11700 block of South Michigan, according to Chicago police.

The girl was hit in the lower back, police said. A family member drove her to Roseland Community Hospital, where she was listed in serious condition.

A person who said they’re related to the wounded child declined to comment at the hospital. She’s among more than 40 people hit by gunfire in separate attacks over the weekend across Chicago.

No one was in custody for the shooting. Area Two detectives are investigating.

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