7-Year-Old Girl Killed, Father Shot While Sitting At McDonald’s Drive-Thru In Chicago
A family is currently mourning the loss of their little girl following a shooting that occurred over the weekend.
Authorities tell WGN that a father and his 7-year-old girl were shot Sunday in the city’s Homan Square neighborhood while sitting at a McDonald’s drive-thru. Sadly, the little girl did not survive. Police say the two were struck during a targeted gang-related shooting that happened around 4:20 p.m. in the 3200 block of W. Roosevelt in Chicago’s Homan Square. The vehicle that was shot up had tinted windows. It’s possible the shooter(s) didn’t know a child was in the car, police said.
Chicago police put the wounded girl in a squad car and administered CPR while she was transported to Stroger, where she was pronounced dead. The father of the 7-year-old was taken to John H. Stroger Hospital by Chicago Fire paramedics. The young girl, identified by family members as Jaslyn Adams, was shot six times, according to community activist Andrew Holmes, who held a press conference shortly after the shooting, urging anyone with information to contact the authorities.
In a Sunday tweet, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said “I am heartbroken and angered that a 7-year-old child was killed this afternoon on Chicago’s West Side. This unthinkable act of violence has no place here. The epidemic of gun violence cutting our children’s lives short cannot go on.”
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