Girl, 16, critically wounded in shooting while inside car at Little Village gas station, Chicago police say

CHICAGO (WLS) — A 16-year-old girl was critically wounded after being shot in the head while in a vehicle at a Little Village gas station Tuesday morning, Chicago police said.

The victim was in the passenger seat of the vehicle at about 1:54 a.m. at a gas station in the 4200-block of West 26th Street when police said people inside of a black SUV fired shots.

The victim was transported to Mt. Sinai Medical Center in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head, police said.

Chicago police investigating several robberies, including at Lincoln Park AT&T store

It is not clear what led up to the shooting or who the intended target might have been.

No one is in custody and Area Four detectives are investigating.

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