7 people wounded in shooting in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood near CPD Headquarters
Seven people were hospitalized overnight Saturday into Sunday after they were shot just around the corner from Chicago Public Safety Headquarters in the Bronzeville neighborhood.
The mass shooting came on a busy Labor Day holiday weekend for Chicago police, as they responded to several shootings.
The shooting happened at 11:10 p.m. Saturday in the 3500 block of South State Street, police said.
Police said a vehicle with multiple men inside went down the block, and at least one of the men opened fire on a crowd. Two women and five men were wounded.
A 28-year-old woman was shot in the leg and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. A 30-year-old man was shot in the left thigh and was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in good condition. A 32-year-old man was also shot in the left thigh and was taken to St. Bernard Hospital in good condition.
A 30-year-old man was shot in the right leg, a 30-year-old woman in the right knee, a 31-year-old man in the left foot, and a 28-year-old man in the buttocks. All were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Mattie Curry said she was home and heard the gunshots.
"All this pop, pop, pop. It was lit up on this side just like Christmastime. All this shooting, this shooting, I'm thinking it's the Fourth of July," curry said. "It's so crazy."
All the victims were in good condition, police said.
As of late Sunday afternoon, the cleanup process was under way, with city street sweepers at the scene, and fire crews also called up to clean up blood-stained concrete.
Several other shootings with multiple victims also happened this weekend.
At 1:11 a.m. Sunday, multiple men drove by in two vehicles in the 2700 block of West Haddon Avenue, and several of the men opened fire at people standing outside. Three women and a man were struck and hospitalized in good condition.
At 1:39 a.m., , three men — ages 41, 43, and 46 — were standing outside in the 1900 block of West 17th Street when someone came up and shot them all. The 46-year-old man died, while the other two victims were hospitalized in good condition.
As of 3:30 p.m. Sunday, police media reports indicated that five people had been killed and 33 people had been injured by gunfire during this Labor Day weekend.
Over the past two years, violence has gone down on Labor Day weekend.
In 2023, eight people were killed and 41 were hurt, while last year, 5 died and 26 were injured.
Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd), whose ward includes the State Street shooting scene, said in a statement: "We need to properly resource communities like ours in the 3rd Ward. I have long asked for additional police manpower to deal with large illegal gatherings and pop-up parties that routinely occur throughout the Bronzeville neighborhood."
The alderwoman said she has also advocated for better enforcement from the city's Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection to close problem businesses and inspect short-term rentals such as Airbnbs for illegal parties.