Tuesday night in a Chicago park, a gunfire erupted near a baseball field, leaving one person dead and six others hurt, according to authorities.
Around 7:45 p.m., shooting broke out in Washington Park on the South Side of the city after a “personal dispute” between two rival groups, Chicago Police Deputy Chief Fred Melean said during a press conference.
According to Melean, the victims were all adults, and it didn’t appear that any innocent bystanders were wounded.
Two days prior to the UniverSoul Circus’s twelve-date residency at the park beginning, there was a shooting.
Families were assured by officials that there will be no gun violence at the show on Thursday night.
“The circus is safe to visit,” Melean suggested. “They have extra security there when the circus is performing, and we have staff that patrols the park.”
Police offered a $15,000 reward for information that resulted in the killing and capture of the gunman or shooters.
Police data show that there have been 469 homicides in Chicago so far in 2022, a 15% drop from the same period in 2017.
