ROUND LAKE BEACH (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A 15-year-old girl is dead after being hit by a stray bullet that came from outside her home.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Round Lake Beach Police were dispatched to a house in the 1500 block of Cherokee Drive, at around 9:10 p.m. Wednesday. There, they found a teenage girl had been shot.
She was transported to a local hospital but later died.
Law enforcement’s early investigation revealed that a gun was fired outside, nearby, resulting in a stray bullet to enter the girl’s home and strike her. The sheriff’s office said they believe she was not the intended target.
Police have yet to identify the teenage victim.
The Lake County Major Crime Task Force is assisting Round Lake Beach Police in their investigation.
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