Parent shot, killed after dispute at Chicago area basketball tournament
COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, Ill. (CBS) -- A man was shot and killed after a dispute Saturday afternoon during a basketball tournament at a south suburban high school.
The shooting happened around 1:30 p.m. at Hillcrest High School in Country Club Hills, according to a message from Kinasha Brown, the superintendent of Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144.
A dispute between two parents led to a shooting in the parking lot of the school.
Country Club Hills police responded to the school, where they said the gym was being used for a grammar school basketball tournament, and multiple armed suspects were waiting at the back of the school parking lot in a black-tinted Infiniti.
The victim, a parent from a neighboring community, according to a message from Bremen High School District 228, was leaving the school with his young son when the suspects blocked him from getting to his car, police said. That's when the victim was shot, and the suspects sped off.
The man shot was taken to a local hospital, where he died.
Community activist Stringer Harris, who is also an alum of the school, spoke about the violence.
"It's another senseless incident to happen at one of my alma mater, Hill Create High School. And it's sad. Not only is this my former high school, I mentor here. Every week, I'm here at this school to teach about gun violence, and to see this happen here on this campus once again is sad," he said.
Supt. Brown said all players, coaches, and staff were safe.
As of Sunday, it was not clear if any arrests were made.
The district will have social-emotional support and counseling services available for students and staff when classes resume on Tuesday.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Country Club Hills Police Department at 708-798-3191 or the SWORN tipline at 708-206-2899.
