Lilly B. Bova, 16-year-old teen girl shot dead at unincorporated Glenview apartment complex in Cook County, greater Chicago. Person of interest sought. No arrests.
A 16-year-old girl was fatally shot Saturday morning at a Glenview apartment complex in greater Chicago according to the Cook County sheriff’s office.
Sheriff’s officers responded to a call about a possible gunshot victim in the 3600 block of South Salem Walk in unincorporated suburban Glenview, Illinois, around 11 a.m. and found the teen with a gunshot wound, according to the sheriff’s office.
She was taken to the Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where she was pronounced dead, officials said.
No arrests
Lilly B. Bova was identified as the victim according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office, the Chicago Sun Times reported.
Authorities are looking for a person of interest.
Authorities to date released few details surrounding the circumstances leading up to the teen girl being shot.
Fundraiser launched on behalf of Glenview teen girl’s family
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Sheriff’s Police detectives at 708-865-4896.
A GoFundme has since being launched in the aftermath to assist in burial and funeral costs.
Read the fundraiser in part, ‘This is an unfathomable loss for this family. Anthony Bova is her father and he is a wonderful person. I’m just trying to help ease the burden that they are about to have of burying their 16-year-old daughter. Nobody plans on having to do this for a teenager.’
