Overview
- Police say seven children ages 13 to 17 were shot around 9:50 p.m. near State and Randolph by the Chicago Theatre, with most listed in fair to good condition at area hospitals.
- A second shooting was reported about 10:37 p.m. near the 100 block of South Dearborn, where one victim died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and an 18-year-old was hospitalized in serious condition.
- The violence unfolded as large holiday crowds left the city’s tree lighting and Christkindlmarket events in the Loop.
- Ald. Brian Hopkins said roughly 300 juveniles were involved in disturbances and reported officers were attacked with mace and stun guns, with at least one officer hospitalized.
- A preliminary police broadcast described a suspected shooter as a Black male about 5'8" in a tan Carhartt jacket and white shoes, and while a source reported recovered firearms and multiple arrests, officials had not released an arrest or charge tally by morning.