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4 days ago
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Man charged after 11-year-old girl shot by stray bullet in south Chicago suburb
A man was arrested and accused of firing the stray bullet that hit an 11-year-old girl in the head in the south Chicago suburb of Harvey on May 28. Willow James was riding home from school with her dad and cousin when gunshots rang out near 158th and Paulina streets. A stray bullet pierced their car, hitting Willow in the head. Her father rushed her to Ingalls Hospital in Harvey. She was transferred to the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. She is undergoing intensive physical therapy as she fights to recover. Nearly three weeks later, police arrested 29-year-old Graylin Waters. Investigators said they found a gun in his vehicle, believed to be the one used in the shooting. Harvey officials said Waters was taken into custody and charged with a felony count of aggravated battery with a firearm. He is scheduled to appear in bond court on Tuesday morning. Earlier in the month, Chevlyn Nicholson, Willow's mother, spoke out in a plea to find the shooter. "As a mom, getting that phone call that your 11-year-old baby girl has been shot in the head is very devastating," said Chevlyn Nicholson. "Yet I am very grateful that she's still alive." Nicholson is expected to speak during a media conference on Tuesday, announcing the charges in the case.
CBS News
05-06-2025
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Mother of 11-year-old girl shot in Harvey, Illinois, pleads for justice
Mother of 11-year-old shot in Harvey, Illinois asks for information leading to shooter Mother of 11-year-old shot in Harvey, Illinois asks for information leading to shooter Mother of 11-year-old shot in Harvey, Illinois asks for information leading to shooter The mother of an 11-year-old girl pleaded for help Thursday to find the person who shot her daughter. Willow James was shot in the head while riding in a car in the south Chicago suburb of Harvey last week. According to Cook County Commissioner Kisha McCaskill (D-5th), Willow was headed home from school in a car being driven by her father, and with a cousin also in the car, when gunshots erupted. A stray bullet entered the car and struck Willow. Willow's father rushed her to the emergency room at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Hospital in Harvey. She has since been transferred to the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood. Willow was in intensive care and fighting for her life as of Thursday. Willow James Sean Howard "As a mom, getting that phone call that your 11-year-old baby girl has been shot in the head is very devastating," said Chevlyn Nicholson. "Yet I am very grateful that she's still alive." Nicholson was joined by Cook County Commissioner Kisha McCaskill (D-5th) and antiviolence activists as they held a news conference in front of the rehab hospital Thursday. They are asking for any information that will lead to the gunman.
