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_(cropped).jpg) The McDonald's establishment and the CTA Chicago station entrance where the shooting occurred | |
| Location | 800 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Date | May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19) 10:40 – c. 11:30 p.m. (CDT; UTC−05:00) |
| Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 8 |
On May 19, 2022, a mass shooting occurred in Chicago, Illinois in the city's upscale shopping district Magnificent Mile near Michigan Avenue. Two people were killed, and eight others were injured. One person has been taken into custody with the weapon also being obtained by Chicago police.
Shooting
The shooting occurred at about 10:40 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00), near a McDonald's establishment on the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago at Chicago Avenue and State Street. The incident occurred a few blocks from the city's Magnificent Mile shopping district. The shooting happened as a result of an altercation outside the restaurant. The cause of the altercation is not yet known; however it was described as "personal" by detectives. The shooting was triggered when police officers patrolling the area noticed two groups engaging in a fight.
After the shooting, the suspect fled and caused a chase between police officials to the Chicago station of the city's Red Line. Amid the chase, a woman fell onto the tracks and was electrocuted at the State Street subway. Passengers from this station were evacuated as a result of the shooting at around 11:30 p.m., an hour after the shooting.
Several of the victims were hospitalized at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. All wounded victims were reported under serious condition.
The shooting was highlighted as happening a week after a deadly shooting in downtown Chicago's Millennium Park that killed a teen and led the city to establish a curfew for young people as part of efforts to curb violence.
Victims
Two people were killed in the shooting, one of the victims being 30-year-old Antonio Wade. Wade was one of the individuals involved in the altercation that led to the shooting. The incident was recorded by several cellphones nearby the crime scene. The second victim was a 31-year-old male, who was shot in the back and pronounced dead at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
Aftermath
In the aftermath of the shooting, a suspect was arrested by police on May 20, 2022. Another person was arrested for obstructing the officers from making an arrest. In response to the shooting, Mayor Lori Lightfoot called the shooting "an outrageous act of violence" and announced that the city would install a "fixed post" of police officers at the intersection of the shooting location. The Chicago Tribune reported that amid the shooting, a fight had occurred between witness and police officials at the crime scene.
Lightfoot and Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department David Brown blamed the shooting on parents of the suspects.
References
- ^ "'Personal conflict' between groups preceded shooting that left 2 dead, 7 wounded, Chicago Police say". CNN. May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "Downtown Chicago shooting: 2 killed, 8 others injured near Magnificent Mile shopping district". Fox News. May 21, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "A shooting in Chicago leaves 2 people dead and 8 wounded". NPR. May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "Suspect 'in custody' after 2 dead, 7 injured in downtown Chicago shooting, police say". USA Today. May 21, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- "9 shot, 2 fatally, in 'outrageous act of violence' outside Chicago McDonald's". ABC News. May 21, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "Suspect arrested after downtown Chicago shooting that killed 2". Reuters. May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- "Mass shooting in Chicago leaves 2 people dead, 8 wounded". Market Watch. May 21, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "Chicago mass shooting victim ID'd; was father of 2 with twins on way, family says". ABC News. May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "Downtown again rocked by violence; Mayor Lightfoot calls mass shooting on Near North Side a 'horrible tragedy'". Chicago Tribune. May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.