"She had a long way to go": outrage in Chicago over the Hispanic girl who died from a stray bullet

2022-01-24T02:44:52.920Z

Eight-year-old Melissa Ortega was walking with her mother through the Little Village neighborhood when she was hit in the head. The shooter is believed to have been aiming to hit a gang member coming out of a nearby store. The minor of Mexican origin had only been in the city for six months.