CHICAGO — Eight individuals have been shot together with a younger lady who was killed in what Chicago police consider was gang-related violence on the town’s South Side on Saturday night time.

The 7-year-old lady was shot within the head and died, whereas a 1-year-old boy and a 7-year-old boy have been every shot a number of occasions and listed in crucial situation, Chicago Police Department Deputy Chief Don Jerome stated in a information briefing on the scene on a block of 52nd Street close to Damen Avenue.

Police responding to a gunfire alert round 9 p.m. utilized tourniquets and chest seals to victims, who additionally included adults between the ages of 19 and 40, Jerome stated.

The victims, who have been standing outdoors at a household gathering on the time of the capturing, have been transported to space hospitals by the Chicago Fire Department.

The investigation was nonetheless within the preliminary phases however witness accounts described two doable shooters on foot, Jerome stated.

“This was not a random act of violence. It was likely gang-related,” Jerome stated. “Regardless of the motivation for this incident, three innocent children were struck tonight and one of them tragically succumbed to her wounds. The offenders’ actions, make no mistake, are horrific and unnaceptable in our city.”