Girl critically wounded overnight in West Lawn, 1 in custody

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A person of interest was taken into police custody after a girl was critically wounded inside a residence in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, Chicago police said.

Shortly after midnight, officers responded to a call of someone shot inside a residence in the 6400 block of South Mozart Street. Police found a female child who had suffered a gunshot wound, and she was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital where she was listed in critical condition, police said.

Officers recovered a weapon at the scene, and a person of interest was arrested, police said. Area One detectives are investigating.