Teen charged with shooting, killing 12-year-old girl on Far South Side

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A teenager has been charged in the shooting death of a 12-year-old girl in Calumet Heights Sunday night.

Chicago police said a 14-year-old boy faces involuntary manslaughter charges in a fatal shooting Sunday night.

Police said the boy was identified and arrested within two hours of the shooting inside a home on Harper and 92nd Street.

The Cook County Medical Examiner found Delilah Batey died from a gunshot wound to the face and ruled her death a homicide.

Police earlier said several people were in the home at the time.

Batey’s mother and others gathered in Auburn Gresham last night for a balloon-filled vigil for her.

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