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Toddler Shot By BB Gun In Humboldt Park

CHICAGO (STNG) ― A toddler was reportedly seriously injured in a shooting Wednesday afternoon in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.

Paramedics responded to reports of a gunshot victim at 1906 N. Pulaski Road and took a 2-year-old girl to Children's Memorial Hospital in serious condition, according to Fire Media Affairs spokesman Joe Roccasalva.

The shooting occurred about 2:45 p.m., Roccasalva said.

"She was shot with a BB gun but is supposed to be fine," Roccasalva said.

Police News Affairs Officer JoAnn Taylor was unable to confirm the shooting as of 5:15 p.m.

(Source: Sun-Times News Group Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2006. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)


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