Chicago family gathering turns deadly after gunfire erupts; child killed, 7 others wounded
Fox News - 2024-04-14T09:11:56.000Z

An investigation is underway in Chicago after a shooting at a family gathering Saturday evening left a 7-year-old dead and seven other adults and children injured. Chicago Police Deputy Chief Don Jerome said officers responded to a shot spotter alert of 18 rounds fired in the 2000 block of 52nd Street, west of Damen Avenue, at about 9:30 p.m. The alert pointed officers to an area in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, according to FOX 32 Chicago. When officers got to the location, they found...

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