Child killed, 10 injured in mass shooting in Back of the Yards, Chicago police say – NBC Chicago

An 8-year-old girl was dead and at least 10 others, including three children, were injured in a mass shooting in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood on Saturday evening.

According to police, officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 2000 block of West 52^nd They arrived on the street shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday, and when they arrived at the scene they found at least 11 gunshot victims.

An eight-year-old girl was among those shot. She was struck in the head by gunfire and was later pronounced dead at Como Children's Hospital, police said.

According to police, a one-year-old boy and an eight-year-old boy were shot multiple times in the stomach and both were taken to area hospitals in critical condition.

Another 9-year-old child suffered a graze wound to his finger and was taken to a local hospital in good condition.

A 36-year-old man was shot in the right arm and back and was in critical condition, according to police.

At least six other victims were shot and all were taken to area hospitals in good condition.

The exact circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation, but according to a witness, a person in a black sedan fired dozens of shots into a crowd of people at the scene before fleeing south on Damen Avenue.

There are no suspects in custody and police are investigating.