4-year-old girl recovering after being shot as gunmen in two cars open fire at each other in EnglewoodSun-Times Wireon September 1, 2021 at 1:36 pm

A 4-year-old girl was recovering Wednesday morning after being shot in the arm when people in two cars began shooting at each other in Englewood on the South Side.

The girl was on the sidewalk in front of her home when she was shot around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of West 61st Street, Chicago police said.

The girl’s father drove her to Saint Bernard Hospital, and she was transferred in good condition to Stroger Hospital.

The two cars both fled east. Police reported no arrests and have released no description of the cars or suspects.

A witness told reporters on the scene that people near the girl “ducked her down behind a car.”

The man said one of the shots shattered the front passenger window of his car.

“It almost hit me in the head,” said the man, who asked not to be identified. “It was coming from everywhere. And I just heard the little girl screaming.”

A 4-year-old girl was shot and wounded Tuesday afternoon after people inside two cars began shooting at each other in Englewood on the South Side.

The girl was shot in her arm on the sidewalk in front of her home around 4:30 p.m. in the 600 block of West 61st Street, Chicago police said.

The girl’s father drove her to Saint Bernard Hospital, police said. She was then transferred to Stroger Hospital in good condition.

The shooters both drove away eastbound, police said. A police spokesperson on Wednesday could not provide further description of the shooters.

No one was in custody.

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