1 Killed, At Least 23 Wounded in Shooting at Juneteenth Celebration near Chicago: Reports
Gunfire erupted early Sunday as hundreds gathered at a strip mall parking lot
One person was killed and at least 23 wounded in a shooting during a Juneteenth celebration Sunday morning in suburban Chicago, according to reports.
The gathering of several hundred people began Saturday in a strip mall in Willowbrook - about 20 miles west of Chicago - and continued into Sunday morning when police were called in response to a fight, NBC 5 reported.
As deputies with the DuPage County Sheriff's Office arrived at around 12:25 a.m., gunfire exploded across the parking lot.
“It was chaotic. Chaos, pure chaos,” Nayetta Reed, 43, who was unhurt, told the Chicago Sun-Times.
Police said multiple weapons were fired by an unknown number of suspects, NBC reported.
The wounded were taken to local hospitals for treatment.
What sparked the shooting is unknown.
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