Two men were killed and at least 10 other people were wounded, including a 13-year-old girl a block from her home, during a 14-hour period from late Thursday morning to early Friday in Chicago that also included a police-involved shooting, according to police.



The girl was riding in a car in the South Side's West Englewood neighborhood about 9:50 p.m. when someone shot at the car from a porch in the 6500 block of South Bell Avenue, police said. The teen was struck in the back and taken to Stroger Hospital, where her condition was stabilized.



Detectives were investigating whether the girl was caught in crossfire between two groups.



At the hospital, the girl sat upright on a stretcher with an oxygen mask over her mouth as paramedics rolled her out of the ambulance. Her hair was tied up.



Larry Kelly, who identified himself as the girl's uncle, arrived at Stroger in blue pajamas. "My sister called and she said, 'Your niece was shot. She was caught in the crossfire of gang activity,' " said Kelly, 54.



"They need to stop this madness. Our babies are getting killed," he said.



Kelly's niece was about a block from her house and on her way back from being with friends when she was shot, he said. She is expected to recover.



The girl's mother arrived at the hospital with police officers who were trailing the ambulance. She declined to comment when she left several hours later and got into a cab.



Less than two hours after the girl was shot, a 35-year-old man was wounded less than half a mile away in the 6500 block of South Maplewood Avenue in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, police said.



He was shot in both legs about 11:35 p.m. Thursday and taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition. He was not cooperating with detectives, police said.