Chicago police say a 1-year-old boy was shot and critically wounded while sitting in the back seat of a car parked on a street on the city's South Side. Police say the child was shot in the head Thursday evening. Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the boy's grandmother was dropping someone off on the block when she heard glass breaking. She looked in the car and saw the baby had been shot. Police say two other children were also in the car at the time. Authorities say the baby is hospitalized in critical condition. Police said a dark, older-model vehicle pulled up and someone inside opened fire. Guglielmi says police are investigating and that the shooter may have mistaken the car's identity. No arrests have been made.<doc-sep>Chicago police are searching for the gunman responsible for shooting a 1-year-old child. According to the Chicago Tribune, the child's mother may have been the target. The victim, identified as Dejon Irving, was found unresponsive in his grandmother's vehicle. Around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, a sedan pulled up next to the grandmother's SUV and fired eight shots into the car. She was reportedly coming home from dropping someone off before the shooting occurred. The other occupants of the SUV, Dejon's grandmother, mother (who was in the front passenger seat), his 4-year-old brother and a 5-year-old cousin, were all unharmed. The family took Dejon to Little Company of Mary Hospital where he was then transferred to Comer Children’s Hospital. According to police, the child was shot in the head and listed in "very critical condition." “We need to put these guns down," Dejon's grandfather, Melvin Freeman, told NBC Chicago. "The summer is coming, we need to put them down. Our babies are dying. We need to stop doing this, could we please put these guns down and let these babies live? Let these babies live." The community has rallied around the family. Various community groups set up a reward of $13,500 for information regarding the case. "A 1-year-old baby, a 1-year-old! My message to the perpetrators, it won’t be long, I guarantee you," community activist Andrew Holmes told NBC Chicago. "You won’t get away with this one. You won’t get away with this one." Investigators have also released security footage on Friday showing the black sedan pulling up and firing at the SUV. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi believes the child's mother was the target because she was shot previously. There is no clear motive nor prime suspects at the moment. “We believe the mother was the potential target,” Guglielmi said Friday. “This was not random.” Any person with information can share tips at 312-747-8271 or call the St. Sabina Church at 773-483-4300. People can also send tips online at cpdtip.com. Blavitize your inbox! Join our daily newsletter for fresh stories and breaking news. Now, check these out: These MIT Grads Created A Deck Of Cards Featuring Historical Black Female Figures Senator Introduces 420 Bill To Legalize Weed Nationwide The Florida Teen Accused Of Cheating After SAT Scores Improved Has To Prove Herself, Again<doc-sep>EMBED >More News Videos A 1-year-old boy is hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in the head in Chicago's Washington Heights neighborhood Thursday night, CHICAGO (WLS) -- A one-year-old baby who was shot twice in the head last week on Chicago's Far South Side continued to fight for his life Sunday night.Meanwhile, his family is asking for the public's help in finding the shooter. A reward for information about the shooting was increased to $35,000.Dejohn Irving was shot in a drive-by shooting on Thursday as he was in a vehicle with his grandmother, mother, cousin and brother in the Washington Heights neighborhood. Police say they don't believe this shooting was random.Community activist Andrew Holmes, who has been in constant contact with the family said Sunday: "That family is suffering real bad inside the hospital. ""This baby is still in the red. There are some procedures that the doctors are going to continue to perform to try to save this baby's life," Holmes said.Police continued to search Sunday for the shooter as Dejohn remained hospitalized at Comer Children's Hospital.On Friday, police released a surveillance images of the car involved. "Our concerned is to get these people off the streets and hopefully this child can heal up. Whatever led up this, we will leave it up to the detectives to get that information and work for the family and go from there," 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.