The girl was shot in the head in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood's 2400 block of West Marquette Road at about 6:49 p.m., Chicago police said. She was transported to Comer Children's Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
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A person of interest was taken in for questioning, police said. Area Detectives are investigating.
Police did not provide further information about the incident.
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