1 dead, 5 hospitalized after shooting at July 4th gathering in West Englewood
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A July 4th gathering in West Englewood ended with a barrage of bullets and one person dead overnight. Five others were injured.
Evidence markers littered the street near 56th and Ada after the pre-dawn shooting. In all, police tell CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot that at least 200 shots were fired.
Police sources said 187 rounds have been recovered at the scene. Sources believe at least 200 shots were fired. Five people were shot, one of them has died. A sixth person was beaten and was in critical condition.
A 27-year-old man was shot in his leg and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in unknown condition. A second man, 35-year-old Tyrone Moore, was shot in his chest and brought to U of C, where he was pronounced dead, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
The third victim, a 21-year-old woman, suffered a gunshot wound to her thigh and was taken to U of C in unknown condition.
The fourth victim, a 23-year-old man, was shot in his abdomen and taken to U of C in critical condition.
The fifth victim, a 29-year-old man, suffered a gunshot wound to his left foot and leg. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in an unknown condition.
A 21-year-old man also suffered injuries to his head after a beating, and was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
"I seen a lot of people hurt, like shot in the leg," said witness Samantha Hudson.
A video of the party she mentioned featured crowds in the streets - the haze from fireworks in the air.
The call originally came in over police radios as a 10-1, meaning an officer needed assistance. Dozens of officers arrived at the scene, with dispatchers reporting a "call of a big fight," including people hit with bottles.
Video from social media shows the gathering in full swing before shots rang out.
"It was supposed to be a 4th of July celebration, but it turned into chaos," Hudson said.
The gathering also left behind a large amount of firework debris scattered across one intersection.
One woman, who asked us not to use her name, said she was injured when trying to run from the scene.
"I'm just worried about the people that got shot," she said. "I know most of them."
Tony Davis lives on the block. He said he drove home around 11 p.m. Tuesday, only to find someone parked in his spot and cars lining Ada and nearby Garfield Boulevard.
"Just popping fireworks, doing what young people do, and I politely went down there and asked them to move their vehicles out the spot, and most of them complied," Davis said.
One witness, Jordan, who didn't want to use her last name, said she got to the July 4th gathering around 10 p.m. and was still at the scene when the gunshots started at 5 a.m. - prompting the massive response from police.
She said she doesn't know who fired the first shots or why, but she has friends who were taken to the hospital after they were hit.
"My cousins wanted me to come out. I never come outside for the 4th, and this is exactly why. I never come outside for the 4th," she said.
The crime scene extended for close to three blocks. Among the evidence markers were remnants of a holiday gathering; paper plates, some with food still on them, as well as bottles and cans.
Mildred Nichols spent the morning picking up debris.
"It's a shame. It's terrible," she said.
Wednesday afternoon, interim Chicago Police Supt. Fred Waller said police are working to figure out whether the shots were fired from outside the gathering or by someone who was in the group. He also said police are looking into whether more should have been done to disperse the crowd before the shooting.
No one was in custody. Area 1 detectives are investigating.
