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Police Seek Driver After 15-Year-Old on E‑Scooter Is Killed in South Shore

Authorities have identified the victim as Violet D. Harris.

Overview

  • The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the 2800 block of East 77th Street, police said.
  • Officers responding to calls about a person lying in the street found the girl unresponsive.
  • Chicago Fire Department paramedics took her to University of Chicago Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
  • The driver fled the scene and no arrests have been announced as the investigation continues.
  • She appeared to be riding a rentable e-scooter, according to news footage from the scene, and the medical examiner did not release her home address.