A seven-year-old girl has died and her father was injured after they were shot in a McDonald’s driveway in Chicago on Sunday, a report said.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports the child, identified by police as Jaslyn, and her 28-year-old father, Jontae Adams, were in a car outside the fast food restaurant in downtown Homan Square when two gunmen opened fire on them. . , referring to the police and a worker.
Jaslyn was hit several times during the shooting that took place around 4:20 p.m. She was taken to Stroger Hospital but could not be rescued, the newspaper reported.
Her father was hit in the upper body and admitted to hospital in a stable condition.
A McDonald’s worker told the publication that two people left a gray car and started shooting at Adams’ vehicle.
No arrests were made. Police believe the violence may be gang-related, the report said.
Adams’ mother, Lawanda McMullen, told the Sun-Times that her son called her after the gunfire.
“He said, ‘Mom, come get me.’ “They just shot my baby,” McMullen said.
She said her granddaughter’s hobbies include dancing and making TikTok videos.
Jaslyn was described by her aunt, Tawny McMullen, as ‘beautiful’ and a ‘very sweet child’.