Four killed, 14 injured in drive-by shooting in Chicago’s River North neighbourhood

The victims were attending an album release party outside a restaurant. No arrests have been made, and police are continuing the investigation

Chicago: Four people have died from gunshot wounds and 14 others have been hospitalised following a drive-by shooting in Chicago, police said on Thursday. At least three were in critical condition.

The shooting happened late on Wednesday in Chicago’s River North neighbourhood, a popular nightlife destination with many restaurants and bars. Several media outlets said it happened outside a restaurant and lounge that had hosted an album release party for a rapper.

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Someone opened fire into a crowd standing outside, police said, and the vehicle immediately drove away. No one was in custody, police said.

“When I arrived last night, it was absolute chaos, from people screaming to blood on the streets, to people lying on the streets,” said Chicago pastor Donovan Price, who responds to communities and people in crisis.

He described the scene to reporters as “the worst I’ve seen — just people wanting to find their other people, find who was alive, finding where their phones were because they dropped them in the chaos.”

Preliminary information from police said 13 women and five men, ranging in age from 21 to 32, were shot, and that the dead included two men and two women. Those shot at were taken to multiple hospitals, police said.

A video showed people waiting and crying outside hospitals. Other images showed multiple police and ambulances at the scene of the shooting.

Police said that nine people, including the two women who died, were taken to Northwestern Hospital. Five people, including the two men who died, were taken to John H Stroger Hospital.