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Melissa Ortega, the 8-year-old girl who was fatally shot in Little Village while walking with her mother, was honored during an anti-violence march Saturday at the same spot where she lost her life. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

In just the last year, police say 16-year-old Emilio Corripio used a gun at least three times in a carjacking.

Two suspects, including a 16-year-old alleged shooter, charged in connection with the fatal shooting of an 8-year-old girl in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood were ordered held without bail Thursday. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the story.

Two suspects, including a 16-year-old alleged shooter, are set to appear in bond court Thursday after being charged in connection with the fatal shooting of an 8-year-old girl in Chicago’s Little Village.

Chicago authorities on Wednesday announced a 16-year-old was among two people charged in connection with the fatal shooting of an 8-year-old girl in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood after the child was gunned down during a shootout that began near where she was walking with her mother on the sidewalk. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Araceli Ortega, in a statement read by her pastor during a press conference announcing charges against two people in connection with her daughter’s murder, said she “lost my greatest treasure in life” that fateful day.

Melissa Ortega’s mother recounted her final moments with her 8-year-old daughter, making a promise she said she never got to fulfill before her child’s life was taken when a hail of gunfire erupted in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood as they walked down the street Saturday afternoon.

Chicago authorities on Wednesday announced a 16-year-old was among two people charged in connection with the fatal shooting of an 8-year-old girl in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood after the child was gunned down during a shootout that began near where she was walking with her mother on the sidewalk.

Chicago police on Monday promised an extensive search for the individuals responsible for the shooting death of a young girl in Little Village. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup has the details.

Chicago police said Monday they have “very strong leads” in the shooting death of an 8-year-old girl in the city’s Little Village neighborhood over the weekend. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Chicago police said Monday they have “very strong leads” in the shooting death of an 8-year-old girl in the city’s Little Village neighborhood over the weekend.

‘Future of Chicago is the responsibility of every Chicagoans,” said Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown addressing the death of Melissa Ortega, an 8-year-old girl who was struck by a stray bullet in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot addressed the death of an 8-year-old girl who was struck by a stray bullet in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.

Annett Barajas had withdrawn money from a Fifth Third Bank on Saturday afternoon about an hour before an 8-year-old girl was gunned down near the entrance of the Little Village branch.

Community activists expressed outrage and heartbreak Sunday following the death of an 8-year-old girl who was struck by a stray bullet in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.