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Chicago leaders push to bolster public safety amid crime wave
Chicago's leaders are looking for new ways to fight crime. This, as more than 30 people were shot over the weekend in two dozen incidents, and five people were killed.
CHICAGO - A 17-year-old girl was fatally shot near the parking lot of a business in South Lawndale.
The shooting occurred in the 2500 block of South Kolin.
At about 3:04 p.m., the 17-year-old girl was near a parking lot of a business when she was approached by a male suspect on a bicycle, police said.
The offender produced a handgun and fired shots.
The teen was struck in the torso area, and self-transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
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A person of interest was taken in for questioning.
Area Detectives are investigating.