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| Multiple people in ‘serious-to-critical condition’ after mass shooting at Chicago funeral home | Multiple people in ‘serious-to-critical condition’ after mass shooting at Chicago funeral home |
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| Fourteen people have been injured in a shooting at a funeral home in Chicago, Illinois, according to police. The incident saw an exchange of gunfire between attendees and the assailants, who fled the scene and remain at large. | |
| The incident unfolded on Tuesday evening in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham community on the South Side, where police superintendent Eric Carter said more than a dozen people were shot outside a funeral home, noting that the victims are being treated at 5 different area hospitals. | |
| While Carter did not elaborate on the extent of the injuries, the Chicago Fire Department earlier said all were in serious or critical condition. | |
| A local reporter on the scene said there were “dozens of dozens” of shell casings visible on the ground in the aftermath of the incident, also citing a resident who said it sounded like “multiple weapons” were used in the shooting. | A local reporter on the scene said there were “dozens of dozens” of shell casings visible on the ground in the aftermath of the incident, also citing a resident who said it sounded like “multiple weapons” were used in the shooting. |
| While it’s currently unknown what led to the shooting, reports suggest it took place during or soon after a memorial service at the funeral home, where the deceased was also said to have been a shooting victim. | |
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