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Holiday Festivities Shattered by Gunfire in Concord, N.C., and Chicago’s Loop

Investigators cite a targeted dispute in North Carolina, with Chicago police still searching for shooters after two downtown attacks.

Overview

  • Concord police say an exchange of gunfire between acquaintances at the downtown tree lighting wounded four people, three critically, and halted the event.
  • Warrants and petitions were issued for suspected Concord shooters identified as 18-year-old Nasir Ahmad Bostic and an unnamed juvenile, with 17-year-old Keyvyonn Rayshaund Bostic charged as an accessory.
  • Two of the Concord victims are the suspected shooters, both in critical condition, while another 17-year-old victim was treated and released, authorities said.
  • In Chicago, seven teenagers ages 13 to 17 were shot near State and Randolph around 9:50 p.m., followed less than an hour later by a second shooting near Dearborn and Adams that left one man dead and an 18-year-old wounded.
  • Chicago police report no arrests as detectives review video and witness accounts; an alderman’s claim of injured officers has not been confirmed by CPD.