Crime & Safety
Child, 6, Shot In Crest Hill: Police
Police said the shooting appears to be a targeted incident.
CREST HILL, IL — A 6-year-old child was shot Wednesday evening in what Crest Hill police are calling a targeted shooting. Around 5:15 p.m., Crest Hill Police responded to a report of a shooting in the 1400 block of Pioneer Road.
The child, who was shot while they were a passenger in a vehicle, was taken to Ascension Saint Joseph Medical Center with a gunshot wound, and is in stable condition, police said.
Investigators believe the shooting was targeted and not random.
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Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call Crest Hill Police at 815-741-5115. Anonymous tips can be left with Crime Stoppers of Will County at 800-323-6734 or text willcocs and tip to 274637.
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