Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Up to 14 Injured in Chicago Mass Shooting, Youngest Victim Just 3 Years Old

 "Up to 14 people have been shot and injured in a mass shooting in Chicago’s west side late Monday, including three children, according to the Chicago Police Department. Chicago police Supt. David Brown told a press conference late Monday that the shooting occurred around 9:30 p.m. in Lawndale at California Avenue and Polk Street. “They’re all in various conditions between critical and non-life-threatening,” he said of the victims. The youngest victim is just 3 years old. Another two victims were also children, aged 11 and 13. Other victims were adults. “We know it’s a drive-by [shooting], we know it happened in just a few seconds,” he said, noting that the shooting was captured via police observation device (POD) video. “It began and then was over by three seconds, with the car pulling out after driving by, shooting randomly into the crowd.”