CHICAGO, Jun 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least one was killed and over 20 were shot, when a group of people gathered to celebrate Juneteenth, at a parking lot in the southwest suburbs of Chicago, yesterday morning.
The shooting happened shortly before 12:30 a.m. local time (0530 GMT), local media quoted DuPage County Deputy Sheriff, Eric Swanson, as saying.
Some victims were hospitalised in DuPage, while several got to hospitals on their own. The ages and names of the victims have not yet been released. No suspect information has been released either.
It was unclear what prompted the shooting, Swanson said. A witness said, people were gathered for a Juneteenth celebration, when the gunfire started.– NNN-XINHUA
