Two people were killed and eight others wounded by gunfire in a gang-related retaliation shooting at a park Sunday in the city’s Southwest Side.
The shooting took place at Brighton Park around 5:17 p.m. at a memorial service for a documented gang member who was shot early Sunday morning, according to the Chicago Tribune.
The afternoon shooting is believed to be gang-related retaliation, Chicago police said.
Shooting - 2629 W. 45TH . Dep Supt Navarro responding. Incident believed to be a gang related retaliation for early shooting in Brighton Pk
— Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) May 8, 2017
The victims were taken to various hospitals, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
With the weekend shootings, Chicago has surpassed 1,000 gunshot victims on the year and is nearing 200 homicides, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
At least 5 people shot near W 46th & Rockwell @WGNNews pic.twitter.com/4Dhr758JCO
— Dana Rebik (@DanaRebikWGN) May 7, 2017
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