A 7-year-old girl died and her father was injured after being gunned down at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Chicago on Sunday, a report said.
The child, identified by police as Jaslyn, and her 28-year-old father, Jontae Adams, were in a car outside the fast-food restaurant in the city’s Homan Square neighborhood when two gunmen opened fire on them, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. . , citing police and an employee.
Jaslyn was beaten several times during the shooting that took place at approximately 4:20 PM. She was taken to Stroger Hospital but could not be rescued, the newspaper reported.
Her father was hit in the trunk and hospitalized in stable condition.
A McDonald’s employee told the publication that two people exited a gray car and started firing at Adams’ vehicle.
No arrests have been made. Police believe the violence may be related to gangs, the report said.
Adams’ mother, Lawanda McMullen, told the Sun-Times that her son called her after the gunfire.
‘He said,’ Mom, come and get me. They just shot my baby, ” said McMullen.
She said her granddaughter’s hobbies were dancing and making TikTok videos.
Jaslyn was described by her aunt, Tawny McMullen, as “beautiful” and a “very sweet child”.