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Weekend Violence in Humboldt Park Sees Three Shot Near Festival and Three Children Hurt in Crash

Investigations into a drive-by shooting that wounded three bystanders alongside a crash that left a child in critical condition remain open

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Overview

  • Three men waiting near the 1100 block of North California Avenue were struck by gunfire from a passing vehicle as the Puerto Rican Festival gates closed Saturday evening.
  • No arrests have been made in the drive-by shooting and detectives have launched an Area Three investigation into the festival-adjacent attack.
  • In a separate incident on the 1000 block of North Western Avenue, an SUV collided with a sedan and two parked cars just after 10:30 p.m.
  • The 34-year-old SUV driver was taken into custody and issued nine citations after three occupants—including a 9-year-old girl with multiple head and facial fractures—were hospitalized.
  • Early Sunday, a 17-year-old boy was fatally shot in Grand Crossing and at least five other shootings were reported across Chicago overnight.