CHICAGO
Two women and a child were killed, and two other children were critically hurt after a mass shooting in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood Thursday morning, according to Chicago police.
Deputy Chief Don Jerome said around 6:15 a.m., officers responded to an alert of shots fired in the 7100 block of South Woodlawn Avenue, where they found five people shot.
Two cars pulled into the area. Several people got out and fired shots from a rifle and handgun at the home.
The shooters fled the scene in an unknown direction, and no one is in custody.
The victims were two women, identified by the family as Capri Edwards, 24, Nakeeshia Strong, 45, and an 8-year-old boy who died. Two other boys, age 5 and 8, were injured. They all had gunshot wounds and were given first aid by the officers.
Strong died at the scene. Edwards was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she died.
All three children were taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, initially reported in critical condition. Later on Thursday, Chicago police said one of the 8-year-old boys had died.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office had not identified the 8-year-old boy who died as of Thursday night.
Police said they were investigating into the possibility that the shooting stemmed from a personal dispute.
PHILLY
At least one person was killed and eight others – including four children — were injured in a mass shooting in Southwest Philadelphia on the Fourth of July, according to police.
The shooting occurred on South 60th Street and Kingsessing Avenue around 11:45 p.m. Thursday, police said.
Five adults and four children were injured in the shooting. One of the adults died from their injuries. Police have not yet revealed the conditions of the eight survivors, information on any suspects or what led to the shooting.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
One person was killed and a park ranger was injured in a shooting Thursday morning in Yellowstone National Park in Canyon Village, Wyoming, park officials said.
The episode began overnight and ended Thursday morning, Yellowstone National Park said in a news release. Rangers responded to a report of a person with a firearm who was making threats at Canyon Village, which is south of Tower Falls in the central part of the park.
Rangers contacted the person and exchanged gunfire. The person died. No identity was released.
A Yellowstone law enforcement park ranger was injured. The ranger, whose name has not been released, was stable at a hospital.
The FBI is leading the investigation with help from National Park Service special agents. An area around the Canyon Lodge complex remained closed as part of the investigation.
Park officials said there are no active threats to the public, and no additional information was available.
