Mass shooting in Harvey leaves 1 dead, 6 hurt, including child, city says

Mass shooting in Harvey leaves 1 dead, 6 hurt, including child, city says

A mass shooting at a house party in south suburban Harvey on Saturday night left one person dead and six others injured, including a child.

HARVEY, Ill. - A mass shooting at a house party in south suburban Harvey on Saturday night left one person dead and six others injured, including a child.

The shooting happened at a residence in the 14400 block of Des Plaines Street, according to a city spokesperson.

What we know:

Police responded a little after 8 p.m. after reports of seven people being shot.

Officials said two people arrived at the scene and opened fire on the gathering.

Among the victims was a 4-year-old boy who was shot but had non-life-threatening injuries. His condition was stabilized, the spokesperson said.

Four other party attendees were also shot. All were taken to area hospitals and their conditions were stabilized.

A licensed gun holder who was at the scene returned fire at the gunmen. One of the suspects was shot and died at the scene. The second suspect was injured and taken to an area hospital where their condition was stabilized and they were taken into police custody.

Officials said the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident.

But then a little before 5 a.m., Harvey police responded to reports of gunfire near the 200 block of Calumet Boulevard. There, officers found a male victim inside a minivan who sustained multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene.

A city spokesperson said preliminary information indicated the shooting may have been in retaliation for the mass shooting at the house party.

Witnesses are cooperating with police.

What we don't know:

Authorities have not yet identified the gunman who was killed, or the man later found dead on Calumet Boulevard.