Chicago: Girl, 8, killed in Portage Park shooting

An 8-year-old girl is dead after she was shot in the head Saturday night in Portage Park, according to the Chicago Police Department.

Officials said a man known to police approached a group and took out a handgun in the 3500 block of North Long Avenue at about 9:40 p.m. He then shot the girl in the head. She was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, where she was pronounced dead a short time later, police said.