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Girl, 11, wounded in Gresham shooting

She was struck in the leg and transported to Comers Children’s Hospital in good condition.

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Chicago police work the scene were a 11-year-old girl was shot in the 6600 block of South Halsted Street in the Gresham neighborhood, Monday, June 20, 2022.

Chicago police work the scene were a 11-year-old girl was shot in the 6600 block of South Halsted Street in the Gresham neighborhood, Monday, June 20, 2022.

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

An 11-year-old girl was wounded in a shooting early Monday in Gresham on the South Side.

The girl was standing outside with a group of people in the 8600 block of South Halsted Street when someone approached and opened fire about 12:40 a.m., Chicago police said.

She was struck in the leg and transported to Comers Children’s Hospital in good condition, police said.

There was no one in custody.

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