Washington Park shooting in Chicago: What happened? suspect revealed|All Social Updates

Two people were killed and seven others injured in Washington Park Tuesday night, according to the Chicago Police Department.

Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan said during a news conference held early Wednesday morning: “We believe people have information as to who the shooters were and we need the public’s help.”

According to statements by Deputy Chief of Police Fred Melean of the Chicago Police Department during a news conference held in the park directly across from the UChicago Medicine emergency room, two groups of people were present in the park just before 8 p.m. when a brawl broke out between the both groups of people and shots were fired.

According to police, when emergency responders arrived at the scene at East 51st Street and South Champlain Avenue, six people were transported to UChicago Medicine: five men and one woman.

According to Deenihan, more than 40 shell casings were found, but no firearms. Police have concluded that “it is likely a gang fight,” but there is still insufficient evidence to determine which gang the victims belonged to or which individuals among them were responsible for the murder. According to Deenihan, there appeared to be no significant amount of video footage of the shooting.

According to police, a 19-year-old man who was injured in his right shoulder was taken to Insight Hospital where he was assessed and found to be in good condition. Another 46-year-old man and 33-year-old woman, both in good condition, rushed to the emergency room at UChicago Medicine. Both the man’s right calf and the lady’s right arm were grazed.

On September 13, 2022, Chicago police officers are seen at the scene of a Washington Park shooting involving multiple victims. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

According to the Cook County Coroner’s Office, one of the two deceased men was identified as Lionel Coward, who was 43 years old. At 8:42 p.m., a gunshot wound to the back of the head was noted at UChicago Medicine, where he was subsequently pronounced dead.

The second victim, a man in his 20s, was taken to the emergency room at UChicago Medicine in critical condition. He later died. After sustaining multiple gunshot wounds to his body, the coroner’s office and police said he was pronounced dead at 9:55 p.m. and that the cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds. No one has been able to give him a name yet.

The other victims, who were transferred to UChicago Medicine by paramedics, were all deemed to be in good condition when they got there. A man in his 30s was shot in the left shin, another man in his 30s in the right ankle, a woman in his 20s in the left thigh and a man in his 20s in the left elbow. All of these individuals were shot in separate incidents.

As of Wednesday afternoon, no one had been taken to jail.