An armed attack took place in its center on Friday (21/11), with a tragic toll of a 14-year-old dead and eight more injured.
According to police, authorities responded to a call for and found two people covered in blood. The 14-year-old suffered multiple injuries and was taken to the hospital, where he succumbed a short time later. The second injured, an 18-year-old man, was hit in the leg and is hospitalized in serious condition.
Less than an hour earlier, officers on patrol had noticed a crowd gathered on the sidewalk near the Chicago Theater.
“Officers heard gunshots and the group broke up running,” authorities said. “Upon arrival, they found seven people with gunshot wounds,” according to ABC7 News.
The perpetrators remain unknown, while the incident happened on a particularly busy night in the center of the city, when the municipality was carrying out the official lighting of the Christmas tree.
