A man was has been arrested in the Aug. 7 shooting of a 14-year-old girl in Chatham on the South Side.
The man, 18, was arrested Monday in the 11300 block of South May Street and charged with attempted first-degree murder, Chicago police said.
His name wasn’t released because he was a juvenile at the time of the shooting, and he is being charged as a juvenile, police said.
About 7:30 p.m. Aug. 7, the 14-year-old girl was sitting inside a home in the 8900 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when she suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, police said.
She was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where she was listed in good condition, police said.
The suspect was expected to appear in juvenile court Tuesday.
