KEY POINTS

  • The victims include a 5-month-old infant who sustained a graze wound to the right eye
  • Two men aged 19 and 25 also suffered gunshot wounds to the right shoulder and left thigh, respectively
  • Police located the vehicle and arrested the two men without incident
  • Investigators are looking at a third person at the time of the incident 

Two people who are believed to be the suspects behind the shooting in Chicago Thursday, July 16, are now in police custody.

First Deputy Superintendent Eric Carter told CBS Chicago that Near North District officers responded to a shooting report around 7:00 p.m. in the 1300 block of North Hudson Avenue.

A vehicle, which was later identified as a red Hyundai sport-utility vehicle, pulled over and someone from the inside opened fire.

The people inside the vehicle were unknown at the time of the shooting, said Fox News.

Police Line
Pictured is a police cordon that surrounds the scene of a house fire in Sycamore Lane, Stafford, on Feb. 6, 2019 in England. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Authorities said the victims were on the sidewalk when the shooting happened. The incident injured three people, including a 5-month-old boy who sustained a graze wound to the right eye.

The infant was transported to Lurie Children's Hospital where his condition was stabilized and is expected to survive.

A 19-year-old man was shot in the right shoulder, while a 25-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the left thigh. Both were rushed to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where their conditions were also stabilized.

Police who responded to the scene quickly received descriptions of a shooter and the vehicle, Carter said, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. They later tracked the vehicle to the intersection of Princeton Avenue and 37th Street and arrested two people “without incident.” Two weapons were also recovered, while investigators are looking at a third person who may be inside the vehicle at the time of the shooting.

“As you know, this is not normal anymore, whether it's Chicago or any other city around this country, it is quite heartbreaking, so to speak, to see that everybody has no disregard for anyone's life, let alone a 5-month-old child,” said Carter in a news conference outside Lurie Children's Hospital.

Carter added that the victims “are in harm's way no matter who the intended victim was.”

Shavon Harris, who live-streamed the scene while making her way home from work, told the Chicago Sun-Times that violence is “typical” in the area and that she is now worried about the safety of her 8-year-old son.

“It's ridiculous. This violence is getting out of hand. It's senseless violence every day,” Harris said.

The injured infant became “at least” the 12th child aged 10 or under to fall victim in Chicago's surging gun violence since mid-June. Four of those children have died, said CBS Chicago.

RELATED STORIES