Girl, 17, shot on swing in Humboldt Park

Tuesday, April 2, 2019
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A teenage girl was shot on a playground in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood Monday night, police said.

The 17-year-old girl was swinging on the swings at Simons Park in the 1600-block of North Drake Avenue at about 8 p.m., police said when she heard gunfire and realized she had been grazed in the leg.
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The girl was transported to Norwegian Hospital, police said.

Area North detectives are investigating. No one is in custody.
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