CHICAGO (CBS) — A young girl has no concept why a person pulled up and shot her whereas she was walking her canine within the Uptown neighborhood earlier this week.
The bullet went via Katherine Canjura’s left leg, and her coworkers and clients have been stepping as much as assist in her restoration.
Canjura works at Edgewater Tacos, at 5624 N. Broadway. The grill was scorching and the employees have been busy Thursday night time – however the devoted worker was lacking,
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“My factor is to only be there for her,” mentioned Edgewater Tacos proprietor Patty Guerrero.
Guerrero mentioned she awoke Tuesday morning and turned on the TV.
“And I had heard a couple of feminine, Uptown, walking her canine, was shot,” she mentioned.
By the time Guerrero obtained within the automobile, she shortly realized the capturing had hit near home.
“I get the decision from my worker. Kat was in tears. I might barely make out what she was saying. All I heard was, ‘Walking Milo, I obtained shot,” mentioned Guerrero. “And immediately, I’m like, ‘You have been the woman in Uptown?’ And she’s like, ‘It was me.'”
The investigation revealed Canjura, 21, was walking her canine, Milo, within the 1300 block of West Sunnyside Avenue, when a silver sport-utility automobile pulled up round 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, police mentioned. Someone within the SUV shot towards Canjura.
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“One hit her,” mentioned Canjura. “She simply felt a burning sensation; was in shock.”
Canjura mentioned the bullet went via her leg. She ended needed to be taken to Ascension St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, and can’t return to work.
Yet Canjura’s coworkers and clients are amassing donations to assist offset the misplaced wages and sudden medical payments too.
“Everyone is aware of Kat. They’re coming in at dinner asking, how is she doing?” mentioned Guerrero. “People have actually come out to present their assist, and for me, that is heartwarming.”
Yet Canjura herself is heartbroken that she was randomly focused within the Uptown neighborhood, which she has known as home for greater than a decade. She is sending a warning to anybody with or with out a canine.
“We cannot stay in worry, however simply be extra conscious,” Guerrero mentioned.
As of late Thursday, nobody was in custody within the capturing.
