MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2023) A woman died and six other people were injured in a shooting in the US city of Chicago in the early hours of Sunday, deputy police chief Adnardo Gutierrez said.
The Chicago Police Department deputy chief told a press briefing they responded to reports of a shooting in the Austin neighborhood at around 1 a.m. (6:00 GMT).
"Seven people were hit by gunfire, including a 25-year-old woman who was transported to Mt. Sinai (medical center). She succumbed to her injuries," he said.
The mass shooting erupted at a large gathering held in tribute for a man who was killed in a car accident four years ago.
"A verbal altercation ensued and multiple offenders began to shoot," Gutierrez said.
A teenage girl was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to her leg, while another woman, aged 28, was shot in the ear. Four men in their 20s were also shot and hospitalized, including one in a critical condition.
