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Man Held On $900K Bond In Morgan Park Shooting Of Girl, 17

(STMW) -- An 18-year-old man is facing charges in connection to a Wednesday night shooting that left a 17-year-old girl seriously injured in the Morgan Park neighborhood.

Shelby Crawford shot the girl in the chest about 4:15 p.m. in the 1300 block of 111th Street, police said.

She was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious condition, police said.

Crawford was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, no FOID card and aggravated battery with a firearm, according to a statement from Chicago Police issued early Friday.

On Friday afternoon, Cook County Judge James Brown ordered Crawford held on a $900,000 bond, court records show. Crawford, of the 1200 block of West 108th Street, is next scheduled to appear in court on March 25.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2015. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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