Incident
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1-22-2022 Illinois Chicago 2-2
Location
January 22, 2022
3900 block of W 26th StChicago, Illinois
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Melissa Ortega
- Age: 8
- Age Group: Child 0-11
- Gender: Female
- Status: Killed
- Type: Victim
- Age: 26
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Injured
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Relationship: Gang vs Gang
- Name: Emilio Corripio
- Age: 16
- Age Group: Teen 12-17
- Gender: Male
- Status: Unharmed, Arrested
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Relationship: Gang vs Gang
- Name: Xavier Guzman
- Age: 27
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Unharmed, Arrested
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Wounded/Injured
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Child Involved Incident
- Child killed (not child shooter)
- Gang involvement
Notes
8 yo girl walking w/ mother wounded, head, by stray bullet, died in hospital; 26 yo man leaving store hit, back; Latin Kings/Two-Six dispute, after signs flashed; alt age for unnamed victim is 29; 26/29 year old victim was the intended target
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Unknown
Sources
- URL: https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/1/22/22896716/8-year-old-girl-shot-little-village-critical-chicago
- URL: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-little-village-shooting-8-year-old-20220122-vx7regjq55hwfb3p5pksqc3pm4-story.html
District
Congressional District: 4State Senate District: 12
State House District: 24