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13 wounded in late-night attack on Chicago park
Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images
A
police officer stands guard outside a home where a man was shot in the
chest in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the city's Westside on
September 20, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. At least 20 people have been
reported shot in the city, including at least one fatally, in less than
an eight-hour period Thursday evening through early Friday morning.
by HERBERT G. MCCANN / Associated Press
Posted on September 19, 2013 at 10:02 PM
Updated today at 8:02 AM
The attack late Thursday in the city's Back of the Yards neighborhood left three victims, including the boy, in critical condition. The others were reportedly in serious or fair condition.
The child's uncle, Julian Harris, told the Chicago Sun-Times that dreadlocked men in a gray sedan shot at him Thursday night before turning toward nearby Cornell Square Park and opening fire. He said his nephew was shot in the cheek.
"They hit the light pole next to me, but I ducked down and ran into the house," Harris said. "They've been coming round here looking for people to shoot every night, just gang-banging stuff. It's what they do."
Police officials declined to discuss details of the investigation. Ron Gaines, a department spokesman, said no arrests had been made and that victims were being interviewed to try to determine the circumstances surrounding the attack, which happened shortly after 10 p.m.
The shooting comes nearly three weeks after Chicago saw an outburst of violence over the Labor Day weekend that ended with eight dead and 20 others injured. Chicago's police superintendent has said that overall violence is down so far this year compared to 2012, when the number of homicides topped 500 for the first time since 2008.
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Chicago shooting: 13 wounded in late-night attack
A three-year-old boy and two other minors among 13 people wounded in a late-night attack in a southwest Chicago park
- theguardian.com, Friday 20 September 2013 10.14 EDT
Chicago
detectives at the scene where 12 people, including a three-year-old,
were reportedly shot in a city park on the South Side. Photograph: Paul
Beaty/AP
The attack late Thursday in the city's Back of the Yards neighbourhood left three victims, including the boy, in critical condition. The others were reportedly in serious or fair condition.
The child's uncle, Julian Harris, told the Chicago Sun-Times that dreadlocked men in a gray sedan shot at him Thursday night before turning toward nearby Cornell Square Park and opening fire. He said his nephew was shot in the cheek.
"They hit the light pole next to me, but I ducked down and ran into the house," Harris said. "They've been coming round here looking for people to shoot every night, just gang-banging stuff. It's what they do."
Police officials declined to discuss details of the investigation. Ron Gaines, a department spokesman, said no arrests had been made and that victims were being interviewed to try to determine the circumstances surrounding the attack, which happened shortly after 10 pm.
Officer Amina Greer said at least 10 ambulances responded to the scene and took victims to several area hospitals. One victim transported himself to a hospital, police said.
Among the 13 victims were at least two other minors, ages 15 and 17.
The 3-year-old boy was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital. Hospital officials declined to disclose his condition, but fire officials said the boy's condition was critical.
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