Chicago Loop shooting: 3 shot, 1 killed, downtown, including boy, 16, near Millennium Park ‘Bean’

The primary taking pictures came about about 7:30 p.m.

The boy was within the 200-block of East Randolph Road when he was shot within the chest, CPD mentioned.

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He was taken to Lurie Kids’s Hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless, police mentioned.

The Prepare dinner County Medical Examiner’s Workplace recognized him as Seandell Holliday of Chicago.

A minimum of two folks of curiosity have been taken in for questioning and not less than two weapons have been recovered, police mentioned. Space detectives are investigating the taking pictures.

Then, simply after 11:40 p.m., an 18- to 20-year-old man and an 18-year-old man have been strolling within the 300-block of South State Road when two boys shot into the group, police mentioned.

The person whose age is unknown was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in essential situation with gunshot wounds to the neck and chest. The 18-year-old was taken to Stroger Hospital in truthful situation with a gunshot wound to the left hand.

Two boys are being questioned, and Space Three detectives are investigating.

In response to the primary Loop taking pictures, Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a press release, saying:

“Earlier this night, a 16-year-old was tragically killed close to Millennium Park. This mindless lack of life is completely unacceptable. Tonight, a mom is grief-stricken, mourning the lack of her youngster and trying to find solutions. My coronary heart is breaking for the mom as she grieves this unspeakable loss.

“In fact, younger persons are welcome all over the place in our metropolis, however group norms require respect for one another, folks’s property, and the sanctity of life. Something much less merely won’t be tolerated. We should even have zero tolerance for younger folks carrying firearms or settling petty disputes with acts of violence. All of us should condemn this conduct within the strongest phrases potential and proceed to take motion in opposition to anybody who violates these primary group norms. And I proceed to name upon dad and mom and guardians to step up, to make sure that your youngsters perceive primary values of respect, and that you simply take duty for figuring out always the place your youngsters are and who they’re with.

“We will likely be taking extra actions to cease this lawlessness and can share particulars as quickly as potential on what extra measures we will likely be taking to assist forestall occasions like this from occurring sooner or later.”

Police mentioned tons of of younger folks have been at Millennium Park Saturday night time and commenced flooding surrounding streets. Officers have been referred to as in to clear the park.

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Twenty six youngsters and 4 adults have been arrested in reference to the incident, Chicago police mentioned. There have been 5 gun arrests and 7 weapons recovered.

Two officers have been additionally injured.

“I am gonna meet a bunch of youngsters this morning who’ve come from everywhere in the world on the hostel. I am gonna have to inform them extra than simply ‘do not take your mobile phone out on the Pink Line. Now I am gonna have to inform them to concentrate on a regular basis. It did not used to occur within the neighborhoods that we normally stroll in. It appears now so random,” mentioned Paul Nyenhuis, who was at Millennium Park on Saturday night time.