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Child accidentally shoots herself in knee near West Franklin, Chicago IL

Weapons

Reported: 11/4/2025 04:41 PM

Near W Franklin Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612

A four-year-old girl found a gun near West Franklin and accidentally shot herself in the knee. Emergency responders are on the scene.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 03

00:43

Transcript:

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Units in 12 in Citywide, we have a ticket of a person shot. near West Franklin. It's coming to our details to follow. She said her four-year-old baby found a gun and shot herself in the knee.

00:08

CUSBs rolling. Nothing further, 12th District Zone 3.

00:13

Do you have an available unit? Can start heading over there, please, for the person shot.

00:17

near West Franklin.

00:22

1213.

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2-13. 2-13.

00:27

Yeah, I ain't go there enough for us to truck and wait.

00:30

Definitely, thank you, I appreciate it.

00:34

We'll go over there.

00:36

2.5, thank you.

00:39

Do you have an available surgeon? They can start rolling for this person shot, near West Franklin.

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Near W Franklin Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612

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