On Saturday night, 11 people were shot, one fatally, during a family gathering in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood around 9:30 p.m.
NBC Chicago report Police believe a total of about 18 shots were fired and that the people shot were standing outside the rally when the violence broke out.
The only fatality was a 7-year-old girl who was shot in the head.
A 1-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot multiple times. Another 8-year-old boy was also shot during the incident and remains in critical condition.
ABC7 I got it. “Witnesses stated they saw a black sedan approach the area and someone unknown fired shots into the crowd, then fled southbound on Damen Avenue.”
of Chicago Sun-Times observed 124 people were murdered in Chicago from January 1, 2024 to April 13, 2024.
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