On May 19, 2022, a mass shooting occurred in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the city's Magnificent Mile shopping district, near Michigan Avenue.[4] Two people were killed, and eight others were injured.[5] The accused perpetrator, Jaylun Sanders, was taken into custody by Chicago police.
| Magnificent Mile shooting | |
|---|---|
 The McDonald's establishment and the CTA Chicago station entrance where the shooting occurred | |
| Location | 800 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Date | May 19, 2022 10:40 – c. 11:30 p.m. (CDT; UTC−05:00) |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapon | Glock 19[1][2] |
| Deaths | 2[3] |
| Injured | 8[4] |
| Perpetrator | Jaylun Sanders[1] |
Shooting
editThe shooting occurred at about 10:40 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00), near a McDonald's establishment on the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago.[5][6] The incident occurred a few blocks from the city's Magnificent Mile shopping district. The shooting happened as a result of an altercation outside the McDonald's restaurant.[5] The cause of the altercation is not yet known; however it was described as "personal" by detectives.[7][3] The shooting was triggered when police officers, who were near the area noticed two groups engaging in a fight.[3]
After the shooting, the suspect fled and caused a chase between police officials to the Chicago station of the city's Red Line.[6] Amid the chase, a woman fell onto the tracks and was electrocuted at the State Street subway.[8] Passengers from this station were evacuated at around 11:30 p.m., an hour after the shooting.[9]
Several of the victims were hospitalized at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.[10] All wounded victims were reported under serious condition.[6]
The shooting was significant because it happened a week after a shooting in downtown Chicago's Millennium Park where a teen was shot and killed and led the city to enforce a curfew for young people.[5]
Three days after the shooting, 21-year-old Chicago native Jaylun Sanders was named by Cook County prosecutors as the perpetrator of the shooting.[1] The weapon used was a Glock 19 handgun that Sanders had purchased from a relative in Indiana.[1] The Glock was also outfitted with a device which allows full auto fire.[11]
Victims
editTwo people were killed in the shooting,[8] one of the victims being 30-year-old Antonio Wade.[10] Wade was one of the individuals involved in the altercation that led to the shooting.[10] The incident was recorded by several cell phones nearby the crime scene.[6] The second victim was a 31-year-old male, who was hospitalized at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, and was shot in the back of the head.[12]
Aftermath
editIn the aftermath of the shooting, a suspect was arrested by police on May 20, 2022.[6] Another person was arrested for obstructing the officers from making an arrest at the scene.[3] In response to the shooting, Mayor Lori Lightfoot called the shooting "an outrageous act of violence" and announced that the city would increase police presence near the area of the shooting.[6] The Chicago Tribune reported that during the shooting, a fight had happened between a witness and police officials.[12] In June, a juvenile was arrested in connection with the shooting after turning himself in to the police.[13]
Lightfoot and Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department David Brown blamed the shooting on the parents of the suspects.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "New details in charges against Chicago Near North Side mass shooting suspect Jaylun Sanders". Fox Chicago. May 22, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "In Chicago, handguns turned into high-capacity machine guns fuel deadly violence". 28 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d "'Personal conflict' between groups preceded shooting that left 2 dead, 7 wounded, Chicago Police say". CNN. May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ a b Taylor, Lorraine (May 21, 2022). "Downtown Chicago shooting: 2 killed, 8 others injured near Magnificent Mile shopping district". Fox News. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "A shooting in Chicago leaves 2 people dead and 8 wounded". NPR. May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Fernando, Christine (May 20, 2022). "Suspect 'in custody' after 2 dead, 7 injured in downtown Chicago shooting, police say". USA Today. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ El-Bawab, Nadine (May 21, 2022). "9 shot, 2 fatally, in 'outrageous act of violence' outside Chicago McDonald's". ABC News. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "Suspect arrested after downtown Chicago shooting that killed 2". Reuters. May 20, 2022. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "Mass shooting in Chicago leaves 2 people dead, 8 wounded". Market Watch. May 21, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c Ward, Tre; Nagy, Liz (May 20, 2022). "Chicago mass shooting victim ID'd; was the father of 2 with twins on way, family says". ABC News. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ Main, Frank; Schuba, Tom; Kiefer, Matt; Thompson, Cheryl W. (28 October 2022). "In Chicago, handguns turned into high-capacity machine guns fuel deadly violence". NPR.
- ^ a b c Fry, Paige; Sanchez, Armando L.; Ahmad, Shanzeh (May 20, 2022). "Downtown again rocked by violence; Mayor Lightfoot calls mass shooting on Near North Side a 'horrible tragedy'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ Wallace, Danielle (2022-06-19). "Third suspect charged in Chicago mass shooting at McDonald's near Magnificent Mile". Fox News. Retrieved 2024-06-16.