At least 10 people were shot and injured in south suburban Willowbrook early Sunday morning, fire officials said.
Battalion Chief Joe Ostrander with the Tri-State Fire Protection District said the shooting took place about 12:30 a.m. on Route 83 near Honey Suckle Lane. A large group was gathered for a Juneteenth celebration in a parking lot that turned violent, witnesses said.
"It was supposed to be like a Juneteenth celebration; we just started hearing shooting, so we dropped down until they stopped. They just kept going. After that, we literally scattered away," witness Markeshia Avery said. Two of those shot are in critical condition, while others suffered what fire officials are calling "graze wounds."
"We were all just out, and, next thing you know shots just kept going off; everybody ran, and it was chaos," witness Craig Lotcie said."I saw that they had cops laid out at all the entrances like that; I just got back home. Now they got the place all taped up," witness Kyria said. A massive police presence remained on the scene investigating about 5:30 a.m., and debris could be seen covering the ground after the incident.Copyright © 2023 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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