Overview

• Three separate early-morning shootings near North La Crosse, Lamon and Wilcox avenues left two people dead and at least ten others wounded, many of them teenagers.
• The incidents unfolded within a half-mile radius shortly after a large unsanctioned Club JRoy block party drew an estimated 1,000 attendees.
• Chicago Police declared a 10-1 emergency and summoned units from across the city after officers reported being outnumbered by the crowd.
• No arrests have been announced and detectives are canvassing witnesses and reviewing social media footage in an active homicide investigation.
• Promoter JRoy defended his outdoor events in a livestream while neighbors and Ald. Jason Ervin demanded accountability and new safety measures.