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Mans runs into elementary school for help after Uptown shooting injures him and 9-year-old girl

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Friday, November 1, 2024 11:32PM
Man injured in North Side shooting runs into school for help, CFD says
Man injured in North Side shooting runs into school for help, CFD saysAn Uptown shooting in Chicago left a man injured on Friday afternoon. He ran into Goudy Elementary School for help, the Chicago Fire Department said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 9-year-old girl was among two people shot near a North Side elementary school on Friday afternoon, officials said.

Chicago police said the shooting happened in the Uptown neighborhood's 5100-block of North Winthrop Avenue just before 3:30 p.m. Chopper 7 was over the scene.

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A 9-year-old girl and a 45-year-old man were standing near the sidewalk when someone fired shots, striking them, police said.

The girl, grazed in the calf, was transported to Lurie Children's Hospital in good condition.

A Chicago Fire Department spokesperson said man, shot in the arm, ran into the nearby Goudy Elementary School for help.

He was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital in good condition.

There is no one in custody and area detectives are investigating.

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