The White Sox-A game shooting “probably occurred INSIDE the ballpark on Chicago’s South Side,” police say: Two women, 42 and 46, were injured but are expected to recover from their injuries
- Officials had been mostly silent but now believe the gun was fired in the park
- The shooting is still under investigation. It’s not clear how the gun got into the park
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The shooting at Friday’s White Sox vs. Oakland Athletics game in Chicago not only resulted in two fans injured, but it appears the gun was fired inside Guaranteed Rate Field, according to police.
Officials have said little about where the bullets came from or if someone brought a gun into the stadium, but Fred Waller, the Chicago Police Department’s interim superintendent, said Monday that investigators were raising the possibility that the shots came from outside the stadium , have all but ruled out , the Chicago Tribune reported.
“We’re cleaning up a lot of things,” Waller said during a brief press release. “(A shot) from the outside is something we’ve almost completely eliminated.” We’re still evaluating all possibilities. It’s still under investigation. Something from within, it could have happened like this. “We’re examining every possibility, exploring every clue and everything we can get.”
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People walk past Chicago police officers outside Guaranteed Rate Field after Friday’s shooting
A message on the scoreboard in the Guaranteed Price field announces the cancellation of the concert
Chicago police officers stand outside Guaranteed Rate Field Friday night after the shooting
Both wounded women, ages 42 and 26, were expected to recover from the shooting that took place during the fourth inning at guaranteed rate field in Oakland’s 12-4 win over the Chicago White Sox. According to the police, the 42-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and the 26-year-old suffered an abrasion to the abdomen.
Waller said police initially asked for the game to be suspended after the shooting was discovered.
Mayor Brandon Johnson said he was made aware of the shooting shortly after Friday’s shooting but declined to say whether he had a hand in the decision to go ahead with the game or whether, in hindsight, that was the right decision.
“Obviously, this is an ongoing investigation and the Chicago Police Department did an excellent job in gathering all the evidence. As more information becomes available, that information will be reported,” Johnson said.
The White Sox said Saturday they were initially unaware that a woman injured during the game was shot and that if officers had deemed it unsafe to proceed, Chicago police would have called off the game.