Chicago girl Nyzireya Moore, 12, has died days after she was shot while celebrating her birthday in West Englewood near 72nd and Oakley.
CHICAGO -- A 12-year-old girl who was shot while celebrating her birthday in West Englewood earlier this week has died, according to community activist Andrew Holmes.
Chicago police said the girl was in a car with family members in the 2300-block of West 72nd Street shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday when someone began firing shots down the street.The girl was struck in the back of her head. Her family immediately drove her to Comer Children's Hospital, where she had been hospitalized in grave condition until her death."I was in my kitchen cooking, and all I heard were gunshots," said neighbor Diana Velasco.
Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said there will be a price to pay for whoever pulled the trigger. "The Chicago Police Department will bring the full force of the department to solve this crime. This was heinous, reckless, senseless and the gangs involved, you know who you are, we're coming after you," he said.Crime is up overall in the area by 54%.
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