8-year-old girl killed in South Side shooting: Chicago police

CHICAGO - An 8-year-old girl was killed and two other people were shot while they were traveling in a car Monday in Canaryville on the South Side.

The shooting happened about 5:55 p.m. at West 47th Street and South Union Avenue, Chicago Police Chief of Operations Brian McDermott said at a news conference at the scene. Four people were at a stop light in a Subaru SUV when someone in a newer-model black Dodge unleashed gunfire into the vehicle, police said.

The child was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital with a gunshot wound to the back, where she was pronounced dead about 6:28 p.m., police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified her Dajore Wilson. An autopsy ruled her death a homicide.

The two other gunshot victims were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, Chicago fire officials said. A 30-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man were both shot in the back.

The girl’s mother was injured after the car the group was in crashed, McDermott said.

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Following the shooting, the black Dodge fled southbound on Union, according to police and community activist Andrew Holmes. A suspect was described as wearing a black hoodie and black pants.

Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.

Editor's Note: Chicago police corrected themselves after initially saying two children and two adults were shot Monday evening.