Chicago mass shooting leaves at least 14 injured on South Side
A mass shooting left at least 14 people injured in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood on the South Side on Friday night.
Chicago police said a red SUV drove up to a large group of people in the 200 block of West 95th Street just after 11 p.m., and two people inside started shooting into the crowd.
Officers initially found a 32-year-old woman who was shot in the back and a 44-year-old man with graze wounds. Both were taken to local hospitals in good condition.
Police initially confirmed at least 13 people were shot. The victims range in age from 17 to 47 years old.
Police on Monday, June 22, said a 14th victim, a 19-year-old woman, was shot in the buttocks in the incident and was reported in good condition.
A 26-year-old woman was left in critical condition and was being treated at the University of Chicago Hospital. The rest of the victims were listed in good condition at local hospitals, including the University of Chicago Medical Center, Advocate Christ and Advocate Trinity hospitals.
One victim, a 26-year-old man, refused medical treatment.
Video from the scene shows at least 100 evidence markers, multiple shattered car windows, and a bus stop hit by the gunfire with glass scattered on the sidewalk.
Irion Meadows works as a violence prevention advocate. He said he was handing out flyers nearby when he heard the gunfire.
"As you can see, I'm dressed in my Juneteenth attire," he said. "It was just a lot of bop bop bop bop."
He says seeing a scene like this, especially on this holiday, is devastating.
"It does a disservice to the community and what Juneteenth is supposed to stand for," he said.
Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke about the mass shooting at a Juneteenth Day of Action event on Saturday.
"Last night was another reminder of how much work we still have to do to the lives who have been impacted by gun violence," he said. "As a father, as a husband, as a brother, as a cousin, just as a resident, it is heartbreaking. It's difficult to even digest and consume. There are too many families that have experienced loss in this city."
Street Pastor Donovan Price told CBS News seeing a mass shooting like this on Juneteenth is a tragedy.
"It should be celebrating," Price said. "Fireworks should not turn into gunshots."
Chicago police are still investigating the shooting and say so far no one is in custody.
The video above is from an earlier report.
