17-year-old girl shot in West Garfield Park

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A 17-year-old girl was shot Wednesday afternoon in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.

At 2:14 p.m., the girl was standing in the 4700 block of West Gladys Avenue when someone in a gray or silver sedan fired shots, and she was struck multiple times in the torso, according to Chicago Police.

She was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, police said.

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