5 people injured in mass shooting on Chicago's West Side
CHICAGO (CBS) — Friday morning was marred by yet another mass shooting in Chicago—this time in North Lawndale on the city's West Side.
Five people were injured in the mass shooting, which was the 17th so far this year in Chicago. A mass shooting is defined as one in which four or more people were shot in one single incident.
Mass shootings have left 82 people injured and 12 dead this year to date in the city.
Just after midnight, ShotSpotter alerted police to gunfire in three different locations. They picked up at least 11 gunshots at 12:19 a.m. in the 1300 block of South Lawndale Avenue.
Chicago Police said a group of people were gathered on the street and sidewalk when a silver sedan approached and shots were fired.
A 25-year-old woman was shot in the chest and taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
A 22-year-old was shot in the back of the head and was taken to the same hospital in good condition. Two men, 26 and 62 years old, were both shot in their left thigh and were listed in good condition.
A 21-year-old man was shot in the thigh and refused medical attention.
This 17th mass shooting in Chicago is the most recent of the 288 mass shootings across the country this year, according to data collected by the Gun Violence Archive—a national group.
North Lawndale is part of one of the CPD's summer safety zones—areas where police track specific crime trends.
While shootings are down about 40% across the area this year to date, and multi-victim shootings are also down, ShotSpotter alerts like the three picked up early Friday morning are actually on the rise.
There were 788 gunshot detection system alerts by this point in 2023, but 901 so far this year.
ShotSpotter's contract is set to expire at the end of September after Mayor Brandon Johnson moved to decommission the use of the controversial technology in the city.
At last check, no one was in custody in the mass shooting Friday morning. Harrison Area detectives are investigating.
