A 1-year-old boy who was shot in the head as he sat in the back seat of his grandmother's SUV on Thursday evening on Chicago's South Side was in critical condition and had been placed on life support, police said Friday. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said officers were collecting footage from surveillance cameras in the area where the boy was shot in the hopes of identifying the gunman who fired as many as eight shots. He said the grandmother did not see the gunman or get a good look at the vehicle the shots came from, explaining that she only realized her grandson had been shot when she turned at the sound of glass breaking from a window. Guglielmi said police believe the gunman inside a dark sedan may have been trying to shooting at the boy's mother, who was also in the car. Earlier in the day, he said police thought the gunman may have mistaken the SUV for another vehicle but later said detectives suspect the mother was the target. Police said the mother, grandmother and two other children in the SUV were not injured. Police have not released the name of the boy or others in the vehicle. On Friday, the boy's grandfather told reporters outside Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park that the boy had been placed on life support. "It doesn't look good," said Melvin Freeman. "He was just a baby." Freeman, who told reporters that his grandson was a "fun baby" who had begun walking, pleaded for a halt to gun violence that has plagued parts of the city. "Could we please put these guns down and let these babies live?" he asked. On Friday, police said no arrests had been made and no suspects had been identified.<doc-sep>CHICAGO (WLS) -- An infant was shot and critically injured in Chicago's Washington Heights neighborhood Thursday evening, police said.The 1-year-old boy was sitting in the rear passenger seat of a car with four other people inside that was parked at 99th and Throop streets, police said. A dark-colored, older model sedan pulled up alongside and shots were fired, striking the boy in the head, police said.Two other children were in the car but were not hurt, according to police. Police said the driver was dropping an adult off at the home where the car was parked, though it was not clear if the other adult was in the car at the time of the shooting.Police are investigating whether the shooting is a case of a mistaken car.The child was initially taken by the driver of the car to Little Company of Mary Hospital in critical condition and then transferred to Comer Children's Hospital, police said. "It's gotta be tough on the mother right now, as they rushed that baby to the hospital," said crisis responder Andrew Holmes.No one is in custody. Area South detectives are investigating. Police are looking for an surveillance video that could lead them to the gunman. "My message to the perps is it won't be long, I guarantee you. You won't get away with this one. You won't get away with this one," Holmes said.<doc-sep>CHICAGO (CBS) — A one-year-old boy is on life support after being shot in the head on Chicago’s Far South Side Thursday night. Police are searching for suspects they say were aiming for Chase Irving’s mother. A spokesperson for Chase’s family says they know it’s only a matter of time now before the child dies. The toddler has two bullets lodged in his head. Little Chase was in his car seat in his grandmother’s car along with four other people including his brother at around 5:30 Thursday. His grandmother was parked, dropping something off in the 9900 block of South Throop when Chicago police say a suspect or suspects pulled up in a dark sedan and fired into their car. Family members say because Chase was elevated in a car seat the bullets struck him instead of his mother. Police have now identified and are searching for the car they believed was used by the shooter. Community activists are asking for anyone who knows anything to come forward. There is now a $23,500 reward for information leading to an arrest. “They just want the person who discharged that weapon to either turn yourself in or somebody turn him in,” said crisis responder Andrew Holmes. “We shouldn’t have to go to pull out money to put a bounty on anybody’s head. Why are you hiding now?” Chase’s mom is at Comer Children’s Hospital with him. CBS 2 is told she is spending some final hours with her baby, who at last check remained connected to a respirator.<doc-sep>
CHICAGO (CBS) — A one-year-old boy is fighting for his life, after being shot in the head while riding in the car Thursday evening, and community leaders are offering a combined $23,500 in reward money to help police find the shooter. Around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, one-year-old Chase Irving was sitting in the back seat of a parked car near 99th and Throop. Police said he was in the car with four other people – two women and two children, ages 5 and 4 – when a dark-colored sedan pulled up, someone got out, and started shooting at them. Chase was shot in the head. Police said a relative, believed to be his grandmother, drove him to Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park. He was then transferred to Comer Children’s Hospital, where he was in critical condition. His grandfather said things are not looking good for Chase, who is on life support. Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said investigators believe the shooting was not a random attack, and that Chase’s mother was the intended target. Detectives spent the night searching for evidence and surveillance video footage in hopes the shooter’s vehicle was caught on camera. Detectives have been working around the clock on the shooting investigation that has left a 1 year old in critical condition on city's south side. We now believe this was not a random shooting and are working with the family to get additional information. Investigation continues pic.twitter.com/SLT07RYO18 — Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) February 8, 2019 Rev. Michael Pfleger, crisis responder Andrew Holmes, Rev. Corey Brooks, and several other community activists all have offered reward money, totaling $23,500, for anyone with information leading to an arrest. Police urged witnesses to come forward to help with the investigation. Tips can be sent anonymously to cpdtip.com. No one else was wounded in the shooting.