8-month-old girl returned safely after she was taken from home in Irving Park

A 17-year-old girl said she was forced to put the infant in a carseat after a person she knew kicked in the door of a home in the 3800 block of North Richmond Street and struck her in the head, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

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Two men were wounded in a shootout Aug. 24, 2022 on the South Side. — An infant was taken from a home Aug. 9, 2022 on the Northwest Side.

An 8-month-old girl was returned safely after she was taken from a home in Irving Park on the Northwest Side Tuesday night, in what police called a domestic altercation.

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A 17-year-old girl said she was forced to put the infant in a carseat after a person she knew kicked in the door of a home in the 3800 block of North Richmond Street around 9:35 p.m. and struck her in the head, Chicago police said.

The infant was returned to the home by a neighbor and appeared to be unharmed, police said. She was taken to Swedish Hospital as a precaution.

The girl refused medical attention at the scene and the suspect fled with the infant, police said.

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