Overview

• The shooting occurred around 9:47 p.m. Tuesday in the 3000-block of South State Street when the girl’s family vehicle and a white SUV became embroiled in a verbal dispute.
• Police say a male suspect in the SUV threatened to shoot before firing two rounds into the family’s car, striking the girl in her left thigh.
• Chicago Fire Department paramedics transported the child to Comer Children’s Hospital, where she is listed in fair condition.
• No arrests have been made and detectives from the Chicago Police Department’s Area Three unit are leading the search for the shooter and investigating what sparked the confrontation.
• The incident follows a recent rise in gun violence on the city’s South Side, where bystanders and minors have increasingly been caught in the crossfire.