Park Ridge girl in critical condition after Chicago shooting
Posted January 03, 2009 10:00 pm
Police are investigating the shooting of a 15-year-old Park Ridge girl on Chicago's South Side.
The girl is in critical condition at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago, police said.
The shooting occurred at about 2 a.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of South Albany Ave.
Chicago police officer Laura Kubiak said the girl had been attending a party.
She and some friends were outside when they were approached by a man 18 to 20 years of age, who shot the victim in the abdomen with a handgun, Kubiak said.
No one else was injured, she said. The Area 4 property crimes unit is investigating.