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Chicago Gun Violence Escalates with Shootings Near Wrigley Field, West Side

A high-profile Wrigleyville shooting and two West Side incidents leave multiple injured, as investigations continue without arrests or clear motives.

Overview

  • A 26-year-old man was shot in the arm outside Murphy’s Bleachers near Wrigley Field on Thursday evening and is in good condition after treatment.
  • The Wrigleyville shooting followed a fight between two groups of young people, with video evidence showing two suspects firing into a crowd before fleeing north.
  • Police recovered a firearm and 30 shell casings at the Wrigleyville scene, detained several teenagers on a train, but released a person of interest without charges on Friday.
  • On Friday night, a drive-by shooting near a Homan Square gas station injured four people, including a 16-year-old boy and two men in critical condition.
  • A second drive-by shooting occurred hours later in East Garfield Park, leaving two men hospitalized, one in critical condition, as detectives search for leads.