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- Four people were killed and 14 were injured in a drive-by shooting in downtown Chicago
- The shooting occurred after an album release party for rapper Mello Buckzz
- Police have not yet arrested a suspect
Four people were killed and another 14 were injured in a drive-by shooting outside a nightclub in downtown Chicago.
The Wednesday, July 2, shooting was reported by CBS News Chicago, NBC Chicago and the Chicago Sun-Times, all citing police.
Police reportedly said a dark car pulled up outside Artis Restaurant and Lounge and at least one person opened fire on the crowd after rapper Mello Buckzz’s album release party, according to CBS.
Two men, aged 24 and 25, were fatally shot, as were a 26-year-old and a 27-year-old woman, CBS reported.
Three of the victims were shot in the chest, while the 25-year-old was shot in the head.
The vehicle fled the scene immediately after, according to the reports.
The age range of the wounded victims spans from 21 years old to 32, according to the reports. Four women were listed in critical condition, the Sun-Times reported.
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The paper reported that the nightclub is the site of a former club that the city closed in 2022 following another fatal shooting. NBC reported that the city declared the former nightclub, Hush Chicago, a “public safety threat.”
No arrests have been made in connection with the drive-by shooting.
“It was a chaotic scene,” witness Roger Tanner told the Sun-Times. “It was so many young people. I thought they were having fun.”