CHICAGO — Police will be increasing patrols in the Little Village neighborhood following Saturday’s fatal shooting of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega, Superintendent David Brown said at a news conference Monday.
Ortega was shot in the head while walking with her mother at 2:45 p.m. in the 3900 block of West 26th Street, according to Chicago police. She was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
“The last few days have been really, really hard for the family of Melissa, the neighborhood of Little Village, all the residents, and the men and women of the Chicago Police Department,” Brown said. “It’s just unspeakable to lose the life of an 8-year-old, a little girl, under these circumstances or any circumstances for that matter. And we owe it to Melissa and her family and the city to hold every person involved accountable.”
