Chicago mass shooting: One child dead, 10 including three kids injured
Mass shooting
In a mass shooting in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighbourhood, one child was killed and 10 others got injured on Saturday (April 13) evening, police said.
Among the injured, there were three children. The shooting happened near West 52nd Street and South Damen Avenue at around 9:20 pm,according to the Chicago Police department. There was a family gathering underway at the time of the shooting.
The police said that they responded to a ShotSpotter alert of 18 rounds fired and began providing life-saving care. Unfortunately, an 8-year-old girl was shot in the head and died on the spot.
Injured included a one-year-old boy, an eight-year-old boy, and a nine-year-old boy. The one-year-old boy and an eight-year-old boy were each shot multiple times and were in critical condition.
"This was not a random act of violence. It was likely gang-related. The offenders' actions, make no mistake, are horrific and unacceptable in our city," police said.
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According to sources, the children were playing outside when the shooting happened. "I think a part of Chicago has died. Part of Chicago, like the mothers when I first got here, the families when I first got here tonight, should be screaming, should be running, should be crying. We all should," apastor told CBS News.
Some witnesses described that the two shooters were on foot while others said that they saw a black sedan drive up, and someone inside fire multiple shots before driving off. Till now, police have not arrested anyone concerning the shooting.
(With inputs from agencies)