LAKE COUNTY, IL — A 15-year-old Round Lake Beach girl is dead and a homicide investigation is underway in Round Lake Beach after a stray bullet hit the girl inside her home Wednesday night, authorities said.
Authorities say a person fired the gun outside the home in the 1500 block of Cherokee Drive in Round Lake Beach at about 9:10 p.m. The bullet went into the nearby home and hit the girl, according to a news release from the Lake County Major Crime Task Force, which is heading the investigation.
Police are not disclosing how many rounds were fired in the shooting, Christopher Covelli, spokesman for the Lake County Major Crime Task Force, told Patch Thursday.
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When police arrived at the scene, they found the girl with a gunshot wound. She was taken to an area hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
It does not appear the girl was the target in the shooting, according to authorities.
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“It is unknown if the shooter knew the girl, but as she was inside her home when shot, and the bullet appears to be a stray round, she is not believed to be the intended target,” Covelli told Patch. “Nobody is in custody, but the investigation is continuing.”
An autopsy is scheduled with the Lake County Coroner’s Office, and the girl’s identity is not currently being released.
This is a developing story. Check back for more details.
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