Girl, 12, wounded in downtown Chicago shooting

CHICAGO - A 12-year-old girl was seriously hurt in a shooting Saturday night in the Loop.

The girl was among a group of people about 8:30 p.m. in the first block of North Michigan Avenue when a person fired shots in their direction, Chicago police said.

She suffered a gunshot wound to the back and is being treated at Comer Children’s Hospital, where she is in serious condition, according to police.