{"id":138985,"date":"2025-08-12T06:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/138985\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T06:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:34:09","slug":"bronzeville-chicago-shooting-today-5-hurt-in-mass-shooting-outside-judge-slater-apartments-at-43rd-and-cottage-grove-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/138985\/","title":{"rendered":"Bronzeville, Chicago shooting today: 5 hurt in mass shooting outside Judge Slater Apartments at 43rd and Cottage Grove, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; Five people were shot outside a senior living building on the city&#8217;s South Side on Monday afternoon, Chicago police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police said officers responded to a call about a shooting in the Bronzeville neighborhood&#8217;s 700-block of East 43rd Street just before 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Two people who did not want to appear on camera told ABC7 that they heard upwards of 12 gunshots ring out across the street from the Dr. Martin Luther King Community Center and Judge Slater Apartments, which is a senior residence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">One woman said she stopped in her tracks and ducked down for cover.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police said a woman of an unknown age, shot in the leg, was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A 72-year-old woman, shot in the shoulder, was taken to the same hospital in good condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Three men, a 35-year-old shot in the arm, a 44-year-old shot in the foot, and a 39-year-old in the arm, were taken to the same hospital in good condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;This is so unfortunate with the other mass shootings this weekend, to see the stuff that happens in the middle of the night happened during the day,&#8221; said community activist Pastor Donovan Price. &#8220;Just a community that&#8217;s out living life on hot, you know, end of summer afternoon and this breaks out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/live-updates\/chicago-shootings-summer-2025-tracking-gun-violence-city-weather-heats-live-updates\/16798177\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Summer 2025 violence: Tracking shootings across Chicago  Live updates<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police quickly expanded their perimeter of the crime scene, blocking off the intersection of 43rd and Cottage Grove. Dozens of shell casings were on the ground as investigators canvassed the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Deandre Moore works at the nearby senior residence building. His concern went immediately to the people who live there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;They have no they have no idea what they&#8217;re waking up to. They have no idea what they come home to or anything, because elderly, they go to the store and come back home. They have no idea that they&#8217;re going to run into bullets or anything like that,&#8221; Moore said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">It is not known if any residents of that senior living building were among the victims shot, and what led up to the shooting was not immediately clear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Ald. Lamont Robinson released a statement saying, in part, &#8220;This senseless act of terrorism in our community is inexcusable, and I will continue working with CPD the Mayor&#8217;s Office of Community Safety to ensure the perpetrator is held responsible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">No one is in custody, and Area One detectives are investigating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police did not immediately provide further information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER  <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/feature\/tracking-crime-and-safety-in-your-neighborhood\/12385906\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Track crime and safety in your neighborhood<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 WLS-TV. 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