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6-Year-Old Boy Struck by Stray Bullet in Chicago
Child in critical condition after overnight gunfire near West Pullman
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✍️By ZRIntel Editorial Team📍Chicago, Illinois
CHICAGO, Illinois (WGNTV) A six-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a stray bullet in the West Pullman neighborhood early Sunday. Police say the child was sitting in a parked car with family members on the 11400 block of South Halsted Street when a passing vehicle opened fire. Officers arrived within minutes to find the boy suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso. He was rushed to Comer Childrens Hospital, where surgeons stabilized him. No arrests have been made, though detectives collected bullet casings and are reviewing video from nearby businesses. The shooting marks the second instance in two weeks where a child was injured by random gunfire in Chicagos South Side, prompting community outrage and calls for urgent intervention.