At least eight children were shot in Chicago over Labor Day weekend, including a 4-year-old boy who was killed when bullets fired outside his home flew through a window and hit him in the head while he was getting a haircut ABC News reported on Monday, September 6.
According to Chicago Police, the 4-year-old was in his home in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the city's South Side when shooting erupted outside the residence around 9 p.m. on Friday.
"This victim was inside his residence in the front area getting his hair cut when two bullets came through the front window and struck our victim in the head," said Deputy Chief of Detectives Rahman Muhammad.
The child was taken to Comer Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
At least seven other victims, ranging in age from 12 to 18, were shot in Chicago over the weekend.
Another 49 adults were shot in the city, four fatally, between 8 p.m. on Friday and 8 a.m. on Monday, including a Chicago Transit Authority bus driver who was shot and wounded on the job during an attack.
Shootings over the weekend in Chicago added to a grim toll of at least 280 minors who have been shot this year in the city, including now 35 who have died.