After cops claim that about 100 cars took part in an illegal street race in Chicago, three people were killed and two others are hurt in a shootout. CBS News reported.
The shooting happened about 4 a.m. in Brighton Park in the Windy City’s Southwest Side, after the horde of vehicles blocked streets in order to perform illegal street racing, Chicago police Cmdr. Don Jerome spoke during a news conference.
Jerome stated that the victims were between the ages 15 and 20. The two wounded victims are likely to survive. Jerome spoke at the conference on Sunday afternoon.
“There was drifting in the middle of the street and approximately 100 cars had gained control of the intersection,”Jerome stated this during the news conference.
Commander said officers responded to calls from the area about a drag racing caravan with cars doing doughnuts and peeping rubber at intersections. ABC News reported.
ABC News reported that five victims had been shot by officers upon arrival at the scene. They were then taken to private hospitals.
He said officers at one of the police department’s Strategic Decision Support Centers were monitoring the incident via live video feed when they received a ShotSpotter gunshot detection alert of at least 13 shots at the intersection and “people hitting the ground,” ABC News reported.
Investigators at the crime scene recovered multiple bullet shell casings suggesting that more than one gunman was involved, Jerome said.
While no arrests have been made, police are still investigating the event and what occurred in order to track down the suspect or suspects, cops said.
Jerome said police are investigating if some of the people who were wounded or killed were armed and fired shots during the incident, ABC News reported.
“The decedents all had a gang affiliation.” Jerome said.
He said police are searching for “One or two” people suspected to be involved in the shooting, adding, they “are not necessarily those in the hospital,” ABC News reported.
The news about the shooting was posted to Twitter by the Chicago PD’s public information office.