A baby sustained a gunshot wound to the head Friday evening in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood, according to authorities.
A baby died Friday evening after being shot while inside a vehicle in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, according to authorities.
At approximately 6:45 p.m. in the 7700 block of South Shore, a 5-month-old female was inside a vehicle when an unknown vehicle approached and someone inside fired shots, authorities said. The infant, who was identified as Cecilia Thomas, was struck in the head and driven to Comer Children's Hospital where she was later pronounced dead. A second individual, a 41-year-old man, self-transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the eye. He was reported to be in good condition.
No arrests have been made, and authorities have provided no details on what led to the shooting or how it happened. Police said Saturday that they did not have any updates.
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