CHICAGO (CBS) — A teenage girl shot a woman who had stabbed her during an argument near 31st Street Beach on Saturday evening.
The incident happened just after 11:30 p.m. in the 3000 block of South Fort Dearborn Drive.
According to Chicago police, the 26-year-old woman and the 17-year-old girl were arguing when the woman picked up a sharp object and stabbed the girl in the arm.
The girl then pulled out a gun and shot the woman in the shoulder.
The woman was taken to Insight Hospital in good condition and the girl was also taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
The incident follows several shootings, two fatal oneshappened earlier this month at the beach, prompting Ald. Lamont Robinson (4th) to call on the Chicago Park District to close the beach early.
The beach is currently open from 6am to 11pm and swimming is permitted from 11am to 7pm during the beach season, provided lifeguards are present.
Detectives from Area 1 conducted an investigation.
