Popular Chicago beach closed just hours after opening for summer when shots fired during fight
A well-liked beach in Chicago closed down briefly just hours after it opened for summer resulting from gunfire Friday.
Police mentioned that between 80 and 100 youngsters have been gathering on the North Avenue Beach round 1:26 p.m., when a fight broke out, leading to one particular person pulling out a gun and firing shots, in accordance with FOX 32.
A juvenile was taken into custody and nobody was injured, officers mentioned.
The capturing occurred hours after the city opened 22 seashores for summer.
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A well-liked beach in Chicago closed down briefly just hours after it opened for summer as a result of shots have been fired on Friday. (WFLD)
It additionally comes on the heels of Memorial Day weekend, the place officers are attempting to keep away from a repeat of final 12 months, when 9 individuals have been killed and 42 individuals have been injured in shootings throughout Chicago during the vacation weekend.
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Police mentioned that between 80 and 100 youngsters have been gathering on the North Avenue Beach at round 1:26 p.m. when a fight broke out, leading to one particular person pulling out a gun and firing shots, in accordance with FOX 32. (WFLD)
Police mentioned that the beach shall be closed indefinitely and are looking luggage at checkpoints alongside the city’s beachfront.