A 7-year-old girl in a bumblebee costume was shot while trick-or-treating in Chicago

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• A 7-year-old girl out trick-or-treating in a bumblebee costume was critically injured Thursday night after being struck by apparent stray gunfire, police said.
• The shooting occurred early Halloween evening as the girl was walking with her family and other trick-or-treaters along a street in the Little Village neighborhood.
• Police said a group of males were chasing another male along the street when someone in the group fired at the intended victim.
• The girl, who was shot in the upper chest area, was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition. 
• A 31-year-old man was shot in the left hand and taken to a nearby hospital in good condition.
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A 7-year-old girl out trick-or-treating in a bumblebee costume was critically injured Thursday night after being struck by apparent stray gunfire, police said.

The girl, who was shot in the upper chest area, was taken to Stroger Hospital in life-threatening condition, according to Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford. A 31-year-old man was shot in the left hand and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition, The New York Times and Chicago Tribune reported.

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