CHICAGO (WLS) — At least seven people were shot, one of them fatally, in Washington Park Tuesday evening, Chicago police said.
Chicago police said their preliminary investigations shows that two groups of people were involved in a “personal altercation” around 7:45 p.m. in the park.
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Multiple shots were fired. A total of seven people were shot, and one of them died, CPD said.
Police did not have further information about the victims’ conditions. Several were taken to University of Chicago Medical Center and two other area hospitals for treatment. Ahern said some victims were taken by ambulance while others self-transported to hospitals.
Police said all the victims are adults and they believe at this time that all of them were in the two groups involved in the altercation.
No one is currently in custody. Police are asking anyone with information to contact Area 1 detectives or use their tip line at 833-408-0069. A $15,000 reward is available for information leading to arrests.
It was not immediately known if anyone is in custody.
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