A 4-year-old girl was shot in the hand around 9 a.m. Wednesday in the 8200 block of South Hermitage Avenue in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood, according to police. She was taken to a nearby hospital and was listed in good condition.
Chicago police reported the shooting to CBS News, saying the child was taken to Comer Children's Hospital. Area 2 detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting, but no further details about what led up to it have been released.
Third Young Girl Shot in the Neighborhood in Recent Reports
Wednesday's shooting marks at least the third time in recent reporting that a young girl has been shot in Auburn Gresham. In one earlier case, an 8-year-old girl was shot in the finger while inside a residence on a Sunday afternoon, with the shooting happening just before 2 p.m. in the 1400 block of West 83rd Street; she was taken to Christ Hospital in good condition, per the same outlet's reporting.
In another earlier incident, a 14-year-old girl was shot around 8 a.m. in the 7900 block of South Ashland Avenue in Auburn Gresham. She was later taken to Comer Children's Hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound to her right arm, and Area 2 detectives were investigating that case as well, the station's report notes.
Citywide Shootings and Homicides Trending Down This Year
The Wednesday shooting comes as Chicago's overall violent crime numbers have continued to decline. Through Oct. 31, the city recorded 356 homicides, 14 fewer than the same date in 2025 and 154 fewer than that period in 2024, according to Chicago Police Department figures reported by WTTW.
October 2026 alone saw 107 shootings and 34 homicides, down from 112 shootings and 37 homicides in October 2025, WTTW reported. So far this year, Chicago has recorded 1,223 shootings and 1,560 shooting victims, down 4% and 2%, respectively, compared with the same period in 2025. Citywide, violent crime overall is down 7% this year while property crime is down 1%, according to CPD data cited by the outlet, with robberies, burglaries and carjackings also down 21%, 8% and 26%, respectively.
It is not established whether these broader citywide trends bear any relation to Wednesday's shooting of the 4-year-old girl. The investigation into what happened in the 8200 block of South Hermitage Avenue remains open, with Area 2 detectives continuing to look into the circumstances.
