FIVE folks had been shot in a horror drag race final night time in yet one more weekend of violence within the metropolis of Chicago.
Three of the victims tragically succumbed to their accidents whereas two others stay in close by hospitals.
The three victims who died had been aged 15 to twenty years previous and affiliated with a gang, police mentioned.
The capturing erupted after an obvious avenue race on the southwest aspect of Chicago early on Sunday morning.
Police mentioned they responded to experiences of round 100 automobiles taking up an intersection.
It’s at present unclear how the road racing escalated right into a capturing.
Photographs from the scene close to Brighton Park present a sequence of tire marks burnt throughout the street from the incident.
The 2 individuals who survived stay in severe situation, however are anticipated to recuperate from their accidents, police mentioned
Police mentioned they’re nonetheless seeking to converse with “one or two folks” who’re “not essentially” these within the hospital.
Authorities have made no arrests associated to the capturing.
In a separate incident, a 16-year-old recognized as Rishiwn Hendricks was fatally shot on the identical night time.
A 13-year-old woman was additionally wounded after being shot within the neck within the horror assault, however is reportedly in good situation within the hospital.
Police say two males bought out of a automobile and shot the victims.
Chicago’s spiralling gun violence has seen a minimum of 9 juveniles shot within the metropolis since Friday night time, in keeping with ABC7chicago.
It comes simply weeks after a three-year-old was shot and killed throughout one other horror weekend of gun violence in Chicago that left three others useless and 19 extra wounded.
Mateo Zastro, 3, was within the automobile together with his mom when an offended driver hunted them down.