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Chicago Sun Times
Chicago Sun-Times
16 Apr 2023
https://chicago.suntimes.com/authors/cindy-hernandez


NextImg:Downtown crowds prompt police response; 2 teen boys wounded in shooting

Two teenagers were shot Saturday night as hundreds of people gathered downtown.

The boys, 16 and 17, were in the crowd about 9 p.m. in the 100 block of East Washington Street when shots were fired, Chicago police said.

The younger boy was shot in the right arm, while the other boy was shot in the left leg, police said.

Both were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where they were listed in fair condition, according to police.

Several videos flooded social media showing teenagers breaking into vehicles and setting them on fire.

One video showed teens climbing and jumping on the roof of a CTA bus.

Activists concerned about the safety of their communities gathered Sunday to ask Chicago Police to increase patrols downtown.

“Downtown used to be a beautiful place, you used to want to take a walk downtown, but now it’s so scary,” activist and U.S. Postal Service worker Patrick Gibbons said. “It needs to get better otherwise people will leave Chicago.”

No one was reported in custody.