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Chicago’s Dark Night of the Soul
A gunman wounded 7 and killed 2 people last night in a Chicago district where shootings are up 225%.
“At the 800 Block of North State Street, at approximately 10:40 PM, two groups of individuals were involved in a disturbance in this area,” began Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown during a press conference
The “disturbance”, outside of a McDonald’s near Chicago Avenue and State Street, was captured on video.
“We see on video where a person with a gun fires into the crowd- basically this is a disturbance, a personal conflict- hitting nine people, killing two, wounding seven,” Supt. Brown told reporters.
After the shooting, the suspect in the “disturbance” fled into the nearby Red Line station where he was arrested by police officers. One woman in her 20s sustained electrical burns from falling onto the tracks and was transported to the hospital in serious condition. One person tried to obstruct Chicago PD officers as they tried to arrest the suspect and were detained. A third person is still being sought in connection with the crime, according to police officials.
“Officers were very close last night, which is why they were able to apprehend the suspects so quickly,” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot told the press this morning when it was her turn at the podium.