CHICAGO — A 7-year-old girl has died and her father is recovering from injuries following a shooting at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Chicago, authorities said.
The father, Jontae Adams, 28, and his 7-year-old daughter, Jaslyn, were in a McDonald’s parking lot when they were shot. Two people got out of a car in the drive-thru and started shooting at the victim’s car, a McDonald’s employee said. https://t.co/F8tqnDTeeQ
— Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) April 18, 2021
According to WGN and the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago police said the incident occurred shortly before 4:30 p.m. Sunday outside the McDonald’s on West Roosevelt Road in the city’s Homan Square neighborhood. Two people in a gray car opened fire on a silver Infiniti in the drive-thru, striking 28-year-old Jontae Adams and his 7-year-old daughter, Jaslyn, the Sun-Times reported.
Emergency crews rushed the victims to a nearby hospital, where the girl later died, police said. Her father, who suffered a gunshot wound to the torso, remains in serious condition, the Sun-Times reported.
Police believe the shooting may have been gang-related, according to the news outlets. If you have information about the shooting, call 1-800-U-TELL-US or send a text message to 274637.
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