Several questions remain after eight people were shot, three of them fatally, Monday in Chicago’s Gage Park neighborhood, authorities said.
The shooting was reported around 2:10 p.m. near West 59th Street and South St. Louis Avenue.
Here’s what police have released so far about the shooting and what remains unknown:
What happened?
Authorities say the eight victims were shot during a gathering inside a home.
Officers responded to a call about a person shot in the 3500 block of West 59th Street and found eight people – four men and four women – who had been shot, the police department’s patrol chief said. Chicago, John Hein.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting remained unclear Monday evening as police continued their investigation.
Police said they have already responded to several calls to the home where the shooting occurred, but details of those calls have not been released.
Who are the victims?
Of the eight people shot, three of them – all men – died from their injuries, police said.
The eight victims are aged between 20 and 35. The Cook County medical examiner’s office had not yet released the names of those killed as of Monday evening.
Several people were shot Monday afternoon in Chicago’s Gage Park neighborhood, at least two fatally, firefighters confirmed.
Who is responsible?
Police have not yet released any information on potential suspects.
Around 5 p.m., detectives were interviewing witnesses to find those responsible.
“We will solve this crime and find the individuals responsible for this heinous and terrible incident,” Hein said.
Anyone with information was asked to call Area One detectives or submit a tip online at cpdtip.com.
What did the witnesses say?
NBC Chicago spoke to a witness, who reported a chaotic scene.
“I just heard screaming. People like to run out of the house screaming,” the witness said.
One neighbor called crime in the community “an everyday thing.”
“You are immune to crime living in areas like this,” he said.
As neighbors come to terms with the lives lost, Pastor Donovan Price said he thinks now is not the time to give up hope.
“It’s just sad,” he said. “It almost makes you feel hopeless, but you have to have hope in times like these. You have to stay together. You have to want to reach out and hug your loved ones.”
