Four people were killed and 14 others wounded in a mass shooting Wednesday night in Chicago, reports ABC News, quoting the Chicago police.
The carnage erupted in the River North neighbourhood, on the 300 block of West Chicago Avenue, when a vehicle pulled up to a location and at least one gunman opened fire on a crowd standing outside, Chicago police said.
The vehicle fled the scene immediately, and no one has been taken into custody, police said.
Four people were killed -- two men and two women -- and 14 others were wounded, including several who were hospitalised in critical condition, according to police.
"When I arrived last night, it was absolute chaos," Pastor Donovan Price, who works to help victims of violence, told reporters. "From people screaming, to blood on the streets, to people lying on the streets, a massive police presence. Just horrific. More than I've ever seen."
The hospitals were almost as chaotic as the crime scene as people searched for their loved ones, Price said.
The injured victims are all in their 20s and 30s, and 11 of the 14 people hurt are women, police said.
"Seems there was some album release party, people coming from that. An SUV pulls up and just opens fire on a crowd of people," Price said.
"It can happen anywhere," he warned. "It's devastating."
Despite the shooting, murders were down 32 percent year-to-date in the city as of June 29, and shooting incidents were down 39 percent, according to Chicago's crime data.
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