One man was killed and two others were wounded, including a
12-year-old boy, in a shooting Thursday night at a Starbucks in the
Uptown neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago, authorities said.
The shooting happened around 8:10 p.m. EDT at Broadway and Lawrence at a Starbucks outlet located at 4753 N. Broadway, according to Chicago police and fire officials.
The deceased was shot in the body and was declared dead at the scene, police said adding that the 12-year-old was shot in the groin and was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center by ambulance immediately. Fire officials said the boy was in serious-to-critical condition.
Another adult male who was also shot and he self-transported himself to Weiss Memorial Hospital, police said. His condition is not yet known.
A witness told CBS local in Chicago that he heard gunfire and saw a suspect wearing a ski mask escape the scene after the shooting, reportedly running west on Lawrence.
Note EU-Digest: When will politicians in America get it into their head that some kind of gun control is needed in America, regardless how much money the NRA gives them for their political campaigns? Even ISIS is now telling their "followers and admirers" how easy it is to get guns in America.....Come on Political America, get with the program - We need Gun Control legislation in America.
Read more: At Least 3 Shot, 1 Dead After Shooting At Chicago Starbucks
The shooting happened around 8:10 p.m. EDT at Broadway and Lawrence at a Starbucks outlet located at 4753 N. Broadway, according to Chicago police and fire officials.
The deceased was shot in the body and was declared dead at the scene, police said adding that the 12-year-old was shot in the groin and was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center by ambulance immediately. Fire officials said the boy was in serious-to-critical condition.
Another adult male who was also shot and he self-transported himself to Weiss Memorial Hospital, police said. His condition is not yet known.
A witness told CBS local in Chicago that he heard gunfire and saw a suspect wearing a ski mask escape the scene after the shooting, reportedly running west on Lawrence.
Note EU-Digest: When will politicians in America get it into their head that some kind of gun control is needed in America, regardless how much money the NRA gives them for their political campaigns? Even ISIS is now telling their "followers and admirers" how easy it is to get guns in America.....Come on Political America, get with the program - We need Gun Control legislation in America.
Read more: At Least 3 Shot, 1 Dead After Shooting At Chicago Starbucks
