Three Mass Shootings, 4 Dead, 34 Injured
Despite strict gun laws, the Chicago area saw three mass shootings during celebrations of Juneteenth, a holiday that recognizes the day the last slaves were freed in the South.
In one case, a parking lot party in the Chicago suburb of Willowbrook left 28 people injured and one dead.
Reginald Meadows, 31, was identified as the only person killed, thus far.
FACT-O-RAMA! Chicago saw a total of 11 people killed and 53 people wounded this past Father’s Day weekend, making it the worst Father’s Day weekend since 2020. These weekend stats do not include the Willowbrook shooting.
What started as a peaceful party began to turn violent shortly after midnight. There were a couple of fights between young women but police do not believe that was related to the gunfire. Local police were on hand before the shooting occurred to keep the peace but were called away to break up a nearby fight. When they were gone, chaos erupted.
“Since Juneteenth has come about, we’ve been celebrating,” resident Nayetta Reed told The Chicago Sun-Times. “And usually the sheriffs are out here with us. It’s very controlled, it’s peaceful. I don’t know what happened. I really don’t know what happened last night. It just went left.”
