A woman who was shot in the leg at a White Sox game last year is suing the team and the Illinois agency that owns Guaranteed Rate Field.
The woman was in the left-field bleachers of Section 161 when she was shot in the fourth inning of a game against the Oakland A’s on Aug. 25, 2023, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Monday. She was 42 at the time. A 26-year-old woman sitting in the same section suffered a graze wound to her abdomen.
The plaintiff’s attorney, John J. Malm, issued a news release Thursday saying the suit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court, identifying her only as Jane Doe to protect her from further harm.
The lawsuit claims the White Sox and the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority failed to enforce a ban on firearms in stadiums and protect spectators from foreseeable dangers. It seeks more than $50,000 in damages, personal injuries and losses.
In September 2023, police said it was unclear whether the gunfire came from inside or outside the stadium. Malm said in his news release that a gun was allowed inside the stadium and went off, injuring the plaintiff, but provided no evidence to support that claim. Asked for a copy of the lawsuit, he said he would review it, but had not provided one to the AP as of mid-afternoon Tuesday.
Asked Tuesday whether detectives had determined where the gunfire came from, Chicago police spokesman Nathaniel Blackman said only that the investigation remained open.
A phone message left with the team’s media relations department seeking comment was not immediately returned. Maria Saldana, ISFA’s legal counsel, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
