Updated
Updated · Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 5
Masked Gunmen Kill 2, Wound 5 in Chicago Shooting as $10,000 Reward Offered
Updated
Updated · Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 5

Masked Gunmen Kill 2, Wound 5 in Chicago Shooting as $10,000 Reward Offered

3 articles · Updated · Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 5

Summary

  • Two masked men opened fire on a group around 12:25 a.m. in Chicago's Back of the Yards, killing two men and wounding five others on South Wood Street.
  • The dead victims were shot multiple times and pronounced at University of Chicago Medical Center and Mount Sinai Hospital; a 23-year-old woman shot in the head was hospitalized in critical condition.
  • Four other victims — a 30-year-old woman and men aged 54, 21 and 32 — were treated at Stroger, Mount Sinai and University of Chicago hospitals in fair or good condition.
  • Cook County Crime Stoppers offered up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest as Area One detectives investigate the mass shooting.
  • The attack added to recurring gun violence on Chicago's South Side, with Crime Stoppers urging witnesses to come forward anonymously.

Insights

City homicides hit a 60-year low, so why are shootings surging over 20% in some Chicago neighborhoods?
This block was a known 'problem area.' Why wasn't this mass shooting prevented before it turned deadly?
Chicago vetoed stricter curfews. Are community-led youth programs the only real answer to stopping the violence?