CHICAGO (CBS) A seven-year-old girl has died and her 29-year-old father has been admitted to hospital after a shooting in the Homan Square neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago.
The family spoke to Steven Graves on CBS 2 at Stroger Hospital in Cook County on Sunday night about their loss.
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The family of little Jaslyn Adams said her father was also shot, but survived. In the aftermath of the horror, the family tried to grapple with their loss.
“It’s really emotional for my family now,” said Jaslyn’s aunt, Tawny McMullen.
McMullen’s words were tearful and painful as she remembered the 7 – year – old as funny and joyful.
‘She was just the sweet and outgoing; really talkative; really lovely, ”McMullen said.
The family spoke from outside Stroger Hospital in Cook County, where the girl died.
A Chicago police officer rushed her about two miles to where she was found in a bullet-driven car – in a McDonald’s driveway in the 3200 block of West Roosevelt Road in Kedzi Avenue.
At least 30 casings of the shell surrounded the vehicle after the shooting at 4:18 p.m. The tinted windows on the side were blown out.
Bullet holes were also left in the frame and in the rear window.
Investigators said Jaslyn was hit several times around her body. According to family, her father, Jontae Adams (29), was also hit.
Chicago police said the 29-year-old was shot in the upper body. He was also taken to Stroger Hospital in Cook County, where he was reported in a serious condition, and is expected to survive.
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Jaslyn’s grandmother told CBS 2 that Jontae Adams called her as soon as the shooting happened, saying, ‘They shot my baby!’
Chicago police are now investigating who the attackers are.
It was unclear on Sunday night whether the shooting was targeted, but officials did not say the public was in danger.
But for now, a family is devastated that their innocent girlfriend is gone – someone who simply likes TikTok videos and laughs.
Jaslyn Adams (provided by family)
“Please put the guns down,” McMullen said. “Our kids want to play. My kids can’t even get out the door because of this violence. Please put the guns down. ‘
Family said it was normal outing for Jaslyn and her father to go to McDonalds.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said on Twitter on Sunday night about the shooting, saying she was ‘sad and angry’ and putting an end to ‘the epidemic of gun violence’.
I’m sad and angry that a 7 year old kid was killed on Chicago’s West Side this afternoon. This unimaginable act of violence has no place here. The epidemic of gun violence that is shortening our children’s lives cannot continue.
– Mayor Lori Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor) 19 April 2021
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Late Sunday, police said the shooter or shooter was not caught.