The 15-year-old's mother alerted police after the family discovered harrowing footage showing the girl being attacked by five or six young men
The 15-year-old, who disappeared in Chicago on Sunday, was being treated at a local hospital after the attack.
The girl's mother alerted police on Monday after the family discovered the harrowing Facebook Live footage, Chicago Police Department spokesman Frank Giancamilli said.
She approached police Superintendent Eddie Johnson after an unrelated news conference and showed him images of her daughter being assaulted by five or six young men.
The high school freshman, who has not been named for legal reasons, vanished on Sunday after she left to go to the shops and did not return, news station WGN reported.
After meeting with the mother, Supt Johnson ordered detectives to investigate and a missing person bulletin was issued Monday night.
He said police were reconstructing a timeline and working to identify the suspects.
Giancamilli said: "The Superintendent was visibly upset when he heard about the case and saw the pictures of the girl and incident on FB Live.
"He was also very dismayed when he learned that there were people (who) were watching the incident live and no one called police."
It was the latest incident in recent months in Chicago in which the social media site has played a role in broadcasting apparent crimes.
In January, an attack by four people on a 19-year-old man with special needs was partially broadcast on the social media site.
The four accused in the attack have pleaded not guilty.
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