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6-Year-Old Girl Seriously Wounded In Mid-Day Englewood Shooting

By Stephen Gossett in News on Jul 19, 2016 8:34PM

A 6-year-old girl was shot in the stomach on Tuesday afternoon in West Englewood, according to police.

She was shot at approximately 1 p.m. in the 6000 block of South Paulina Street. She was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital and listed in serious condition. First Deputy Supt. John Escalante responded to the scene, and he is expected to hold a media briefing shortly.

Update, 4:45 p.m.:
The family has identified the victim as Tacarra Morgan, according to reports. The girl was on the porch with family members “enjoying, as any other child should, a warm summer day on their block,” Escalante said at the news conference.

Multiple vehicles stopped on South Paulina, then someone from the group fired shots into a crowd. Morgan was not an intended target, according to police.

No one is in custody, but police said they are searching for a white SUV.

The girl is in critical but stable condition, according to CPD Communications Director Anthony Guglielmi.