Police: 5-year-old girl accidentally shot herself on West Side

Police investigate after a 5-year-old girl accidentally shot herself in the abdomen Tuesday night in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. | Network Video Productions

 

(CHICAGO) A 5-year-old girl accidentally shot herself in the abdomen inside an East Garfield Park neighborhood home Tuesday night on the West Side, according to Chicago Police.

She got a hold of a handgun about 8 p.m. at the home in the 3700 block of West Ferdinand, police said.

The girl’s family took her to Rush University Medical Center, and she was transferred to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, police said.