According to investigators, the bullet seemed to stem from a shootout happening outside between an…
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Police were seen combing a field on Springwood Avenue for evidence.
“Very sad”, said a neighbor who did not want to give her name. “The little girl could’ve had her life ended”.
“This is too close to home”, he said.
Derek Reevey lives in the house next door and said a bullet hit the exterior of his house, but was stopped by a beam near where his wife was sitting watching television.
Meanwhile, from up on nearby rooftops to on the ground, police carried out a detailed search for evidence Thursday afternoon. Allen then turned around and fired a 9mm semi-automatic Smith & Wesson “more than once” at McGhee, Gramiccioni said. Around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers were on patrol near Springwood and Atkins Avenue when they spotted a man wanted in an investigation.
Allen, who has a juvenile criminal record, was being held on $1 million bail for attempted murder and several weapons charges. “The individual took off, there was a foot pursuit”.
The gunman was shot in the leg but is expected to recover.
Also keeping with police protocol, McGhee was placed on paid administrative leave until the prosecutor’s Professional Responsibility Bureau conducts an investigation, Gramiccioni said. Gramiccioni said it is not known who fired the bullet that hit the girl.
“If somebody is running past you and you could [shoot and] hurt somebody else”, said Freda Petersen,”don’t do it. Because that person you will catch again”.
Neighbor Kayraun Wilson said she heard screaming from the house and she ran over. “It’s a shame that people around here [are] shooting”.
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Authorities asked anyone with information to contact prosecutors Detective Michael Bonanno at 800-533-7443.
