During the night of last Wednesday, July 2, four people They died And another 15 resulted wounds in a Mass shooting which happened in one of the discos best known from Chicago, Illinoisthe third city more populated of the United States, only behind the cities of New York and Los Angeles.
According to the American television channel ABC Newsthe four deceased are two men and two women. Most of the victims They are between 20 and 30 years old, while three of the 15 injured were hospitalized And they are in Critical status After trying to escape from the disco when the attack began.
According to Chicago Police Sources cited by local authorities, the event occurred in the neighborhood of River Northknown for his animated life Night
Everything would have begun when a vehicle stopped near a disco and at least one man armed opened fire against a crowd that was entering a nightclub.
Given this situation, the website Gun Violence Archive (Archive of armed violence, in Spanish) indicated that, since last Wednesday, January 1, in the USA They have died 7 thousand 401 people in incidents with firearms and 13 thousand 288 have been seriously injured in 195 Mass shootings registered throughout the country.
Mass shooting at a Chicago disco
The authorities of Chicago publicly announced that they would provide Reports additional as they were available. However, officer Julio García, from the Local Police, told the media that the shooting occurred in a club where a great party launching for a rapper of the sector.
For its part, the spokesman of the Emergency Department In the neighborhood of River North, Chris Kinghe revealed to local media that “several injured people were being evaluated in the medical center”, although not could Provide the total number of wounded transferred to the hospital or their current status, due to confidentiality of the enclosure.
“Someone opened fire against a crowd that was entering the nightclub and the vehicle moved away immediately. There was no one stopped, “added Agent Julio García, of the Chicago Police, who also indicated that at least thirteen women and five menaged between 21 and 32, were Balleados In said disco.
Also, the shepherd of Chicago, Donovan Pricewho responds to communities and people in crisis, mentioned that at the time of arriving at the scene it was a chaos Absolute: “When I arrived, everything was a disasterfrom people shouting to blood In the streets. I saw people thrown At the entrance of that establishment, ”he added.
“The worst thing I’ve seen was people wanting to find their loved onesfind who was alive, find where their Telephones because they were dropped into the chaos. Then I tried to help the people who were waiting and crying Outside hospitals, “added Pastor Price to the local Chicago reporters.
So far, no suspicious It has been arrested and the investigations remain open to identify those responsible, considering that these incidents not only leave a moral balance, but also generate Traumassince each shooting deepens the social fear and the perception of insecurityespecially in large cities.
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