A shooting and a car crash near the border of Chicago and Cicero left one person dead and at least six others injured on Sunday, authorities said.
According to the Chicago Fire Department, the shooting was reported near the intersection of Roosevelt and Cicero.
Responding units found two scenes, with a shooting occurring on eastbound Roosevelt Road and a crash occurring on northbound Cicero, according to an update from Cicero police.
A total of seven people were injured in the shooting and crash. Cicero police say four of the victims suffered gunshot wounds, with one of those victims later dying at an area hospital.
A woman who was shot in the incident was transported to an area hospital in critical condition, while two other victims were transported to hospitals in fair condition.
Police said that three victims were injured in the ensuing car crash, but did not provide updates on their conditions.
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Nearby business owners heard the chaos unfold.
"I came out and there was an accident, people running, people screaming, traffic, police, ambulances," said Louie Rainone, owner of Roosevelt Gold Exchange. "One guy is laying on the street I mean it was just... a war zone."
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He said there's been an uptick in crime at the intersection in recent years.
"It’s ridiculous, you cant go to work, you got to be careful, I got to be in a bullet proof room, everything around here has to be behind bullet proof glass because of the way society is today," he said.
Cicero police will handle the investigation of the incident, with assistance from other area departments, including Chicago police.
No one is currently in custody.
