Girl, 5, Shot in Arm in Englewood

A young child was shot in the arm Wednesday evening in Chicago's South Side Englewood neighborhood, officials said. 

Paramedics responded to a home on the 5900 block of South Peoria Street shortly after 8 p.m. after a girl was shot in the arm, a police department spokesperson told NBC Chicago.

"It's just scary. She should be safe inside her home," said community activist Brandy Irwin.

The 5-year-old was taken to University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital. A spokesperson told NBC Chicago the child was in good condition. 

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