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An 8-year-old girl was shot and killed by stray bullet in Chicago

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Police are investigating the death of an 8-year-old girl who was shot and killed by a stray bullet over the weekend in Chicago.
Melissa Ortega was walking with a guardian on Saturday afternoon when they heard gunshots, according to police. Investigators say the guardian discovered that the child had been struck in the head by a bullet. The young victim was transported to Stroger Hospital where she died. Neither the girl nor her guardian was the intended target, police said. A 26-year-old man, who police say was the intended target, was coming out of a store when « known » offenders fired shots at him, striking him in the lower back, according to police. He is listed in critical condition at a local hospital, police said.

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