A 3-year-old boy in Chicago died Friday after he was shot in the head during a road rage incident, authorities said.
The shooting occurred when a woman driving a white SUV got into an exchange with the driver of another vehicle, according to a report.
A passenger in a red sedan then fired at the SUV.
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The young boy, Mateo Zastro, was struck in the head in front of his mother and three siblings.
They had left the mall prior to the shooting.
“The mother attempted to leave from the other vehicle, when the offender subsequently followed her. Several shots were fired,” police said.
The community is reeling from the loss of the young child.
“There was no tint on that window. You saw those children inside of that car, and you still discharged that weapon,” community activist Andrew Holmes said.
One shot also struck the home of a nearby resident, who said he had to duck for cover.
“Our vow to the child’s family and to the entire city is we will not rest until those responsible for this senseless and cowardly act of violence, are brought to justice … To those responsible for taking this precious child’s life: do the right thing, the honorable thing, and turn yourselves in,” 8th District Chicago Police Department Commander Bryan Spreyne said.
Neither Mateo’s mother nor his siblings were injured, the report noted, and a $7,000 reward has been offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.
“Money alone cannot bring this child back,” Holmes said.
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“But, if so be it, we have to put a bounty on someone’s head to get this information, to get them convicted for taking this child’s life … this is the second child inside of a vehicle shot in the head and we have baby killers out on the streets.”
