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riversedge

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Sun Jun 18, 2023, 08:25 AM Jun 2023

1 dead, at least 20 hurt in a shooting at a Juneteenth celebration in Illinois, police say [View all]

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Source: cnn





Updated 9:02 AM EDT, Sun June 18, 2023
Multiple people were shot overnight in Willowbrook, Illinois, authorities said.


At least 20 people were injured and one person has died in a shooting overnight at a Juneteenth celebration in Willowbrook, Illinois, police say.

Some of the injured were transported to hospitals by ambulance and others walked in, DuPage County Deputy Sheriff Eric Swanson told reporters Sunday.

Ten patients were transported to four hospitals with injuries ranging from graze wounds to more serious gunshot wounds, and two people were in critical condition, Joe Ostrander, battalion chief of the Tri-State Fire Protection District said earlier.



Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/18/us/illinois-juneteenth-shooting/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=twCNN&utm_content=2023-06-18T12%3A20%3A42



Just too damn many guns!!
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No indication yet as to who or why. 70sEraVet Jun 2023 #1
Well, happy mass shootings are trending upward again. 90-percent Jun 2023 #2
SARCASM emoji pazzyanne Jun 2023 #4
thank you ! 90-percent Jun 2023 #5
Nobody in custody yet. milestogo Jun 2023 #3
Locking JudyM Jun 2023 #6
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