1 dead, [at least] 20 shot during Juneteenth celebration in Chicago suburb: ‘It was chaos’ - The Blaze
One person is dead and at least 20 people were shot during a Juneteenth celebration in a Chicago suburb, according to authorities.
The mass shooting occurred at a strip mall hosting a large Juneteenth party in Willowbrook, Illinois.
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There were reportedly “at least 200 teens and young adults” gathered in a parking lot for a Juneteenth celebration when as many as 30 shots were fired.
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Two of the people who were shot are in critical condition, while others suffered “graze wounds,” fire department officials told WBBM-TV.
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