Shooting at White Sox-A game ‘probably took place INSIDE the baseball field on Chicago’s south side,’ police say: Two women, 42 and 46, were injured but expected to recover from their injuries
- Officials were largely silent, but now believe the gun was fired in the park
- The shooting is still under investigation. It is not clear how the weapon ended up in the park
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The shooting at Friday’s White Sox-Oakland Athletics game in Chicago not only injured two fans, but police say it appears the gun was fired inside the Guaranteed Rate Field.
Officials have said little about where the bullets came from, or if someone brought a gun into the stadium, but Fred Waller, interim superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, said Monday that investigators have all but ruled out the possibility that the shots came from outside the stadium. . That reports the Chicago Tribune.
“We expel a lot of things,” Waller said during a brief media presence. “(A shot) coming from the outside is something we’ve almost completely dispelled. We are still looking at every possibility. It is still under investigation. Something from the inside, it could have happened. We’re looking at every possibility, investigating every lead and everything we can get our hands on.’
A message was left asking for comment from Major League Baseball.
People pass Chicago police officers outside the Guaranteed Rate Field after Friday’s shooting
A message on the scoreboard at Guaranteed Rate Field announces the cancellation of the concert
Chicago police officers stand outside the Guaranteed Rate Field Friday night after the shooting
Both injured women, ages 42 and 26, were expected to recover from the shooting that occurred during the fourth inning at Guaranteed Rate Field during Oakland’s 12-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Police said the 42-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and the 26-year-old had an abrasion to her abdomen.
Waller said police initially requested that the game be stopped after the shooting was discovered.
Mayor Brandon Johnson said he was made aware of the shooting shortly after it occurred Friday, but declined to say whether he was part of the decision to allow the game to go ahead or whether in hindsight it was the right thing to do.
“It is clear that this is an ongoing investigation and that the Chicago Police Department has done a remarkable job of collecting all the evidence and as more information becomes available, that information will be reported,” Johnson said.
The White Sox said on Saturday they were initially unaware that a woman injured during the game had been shot, and that Chicago police would have stopped the game if officers thought it was unsafe to continue. to go.