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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Clare Spaulding

Girl, 8, killed by stray bullet in Little Village shooting had recently moved to city, attended Zapata Academy

Melissa Ortega, 8, was killed when she was struck by a stray bullet Saturday in Little Village. | GoFundMe

An 8-year-old girl died Saturday after she was struck by a stray bullet in Little Village as someone opened fire at a man coming out of a nearby store, according to Chicago police.

Melissa Ortega was walking with a guardian about 2:45 p.m. when someone fired shots at the 26-year-old man in the 3900 block of West 26th Street, striking him in the back, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

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