Bronzeville violence injures 7; Alderman calls for accountability

CHICAGO - There were two shooting incidents in Bronzeville Saturday night, prompting the alderperson to issue a statement directed at parents and other adults to be held accountable. 

In one shooting, four children were wounded. Hours later, young adults were shot.

4 boys shot, injured in Bronzeville

A Bronzeville resident was driving home and saw young people running down the street, a block from his house.

Noah Stewart, a Bronzeville resident, said, "And I rolled down my window of my car and I asked them, hey, girls, what are you guys running from? They're like, there's a shooting, there's a shooting. I said, what? There's a shot. You know, they're frantic."

Chicago police say four young teens were shot, at 46th and Prairie at 9:39pm. A 12-year-old, two 13-year-olds and a 14-year-old, all boys, were wounded.

Neighbors were enjoying this summer afternoon, surprised to hear there was gun violence on the next block near a church, involving children.

Daniel Bravemonk Haywood, a Bronzeville resident, said, "But now I'm hearing it was like, you know, 12-13 so for me, I can only see is if like one, you know, condolences and, and my heart goes out."

Stewart said, "I feel as an educator myself, young people, that hurts more than anything. My young people, we used to have fun. We want people to go home, everybody to go home to their parents. It hurts deeply."

Three adults shot, injured in Bronzeville

Less than a mile away, at about midnight, shots were fired at a group of people partying near the Metra tracks and 47th Street.

Witnesses said they heard the sound of gunfire and ran away.

Police say an 18-year-old female was shot in the abdomen and is in critical condition. A 19-year-old female was shot in the hand, in good condition.

And an adult male got himself to University of Chicago Hospital with a gunshot wound to the shoulder, in good condition.

A witness said, "We literally are just looking for a good place to have fun, like they damn near making it impossible with all these guns."

Third Ward Alderperson Pat Dowell released a statement that reads in part:

"Parents must be accountable. The attention our young people seek must be found first in the home. We must hold social media companies accountable. Social media companies are enabling this behavior."

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