Adriana Avila, of Highwood, was shot once in the chest in the 1500 block of Victory Avenue. She was pronounced dead at 12:30 a.m. Sunday at the crime scene. No reports, announcements or news of any suspects in custody.
Fourteen-year-old Adriana Avila went to a party in North Chicago where she was forbidden to go and without the knowledge of their mother. Adriana was the second of four siblings, and a freshman at Highland Park High School.
North Chicago police and the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force are investigating.