CHICAGO - A 6-year-old child was shot on the Bishop Ford Freeway Monday evening near the I-57 split.

What we know:

Illinois State Police responded around 7:11 p.m. after the child was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound. The shooting happened in the northbound lanes of I-94 at Michigan Avenue, police said.

Police conducted a canvas of the area about two hours later, shutting down northbound I-94 traffic at the I-57 split.

The roadway reopened around 11:35 p.m. No further details have been released.

The Source: The information in this report came from Illinois State Police. Chicago Roseland Traffic Crime and Public Safety

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