A nine-year-old Chicago girl riding a scooter was fatally shot in the head by a man who was upset about noise, witnesses have said.
The shooting happened on Saturday night in the US city’s Portage Park area.
Police are interviewing people and collecting evidence at the suspect’s apartment building.
“It just didn’t make sense. None of it made sense,” neighbour Megan Kelley told the Chicago Sun-Times.
“Everybody in the community would just tell him they are just kids having fun playing. Just let them be.”
She added: “Before he shot her, he had said something about them being too loud.”
After the shooting, the gunman was tackled by the girl’s father and shot during a struggle, according to a police report. He was taken to a hospital.
Soft toys and sunflowers were placed at the base of a tree near the shooting scene.
“With great sadness, we are devastated at the loss of another young life,” the Chicago school district said in a statement.
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