A 13-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital Tuesday morning after taking a bullet to the body in Chicago's South Chicago neighborhood, authorities confirm.

The shooting occurred just shy of 8 a.m. in the vicinity of the 8200 block of South Commercial Avenue, the girl was hit on the right side of her body, police detailed, she was subsequently transported to Comer Children's Hospital, according to Chicago Sun-Times, who noted her condition was listed as stable. As the investigation unfolds, a person of interest has been taken in for questioning over the incident, however, no charges have been officially filed as of yet.

Detectives from Area 2 are actively working the case, seeking to unravel the narrative stitched into the South Chicago backdrop, where violence has become a recurring tapestry of the community's daily existence. A representative for the fire department was unable to provide immediate comments on the situation.

Meanwhile, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) has elicited the public's help, urging anyone with potentially germane information to come forward with tips, which can be submitted anonymously at cpdtip.com, this call to action comes in the wake of an event that remains clouded with unspecified circumstances, according to details reported by WGN-TV.