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Updated on: August 31, 2026 / 10:22 AM CDT / CBS Chicago Chicago police early Monday were still searching for the person or people responsible for a mass shooting in Washington Park. One man was killed, and 14 others were wounded, when gunfire erupted during a large gathering on the eastern side of the park near Cottage Grove Avenue and 55th Street late Saturday night. Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the mass shooting. But as of Monday morning, Chicago police had not announced any arrests, as detectives worked to determine who fired into the crowd. An early police dispatch call reported four people shot, but the number of victims quickly grew.
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Police said officers were already in the park trying to disperse a large gathering when the shooting happened at 11:37 p.m.
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One person was killed and at least 14 others were injured after gunfire erupted at a large gathering at a park on Chicago's South Side while police were attempting to disperse the crowd, authorities said. The shooting occurred at around 11:37 p.m. local time on Aug. 29 at Washington Park, according to the Chicago Police Department. ABC7 Chicago and NBC 5 Chicago reported that several gatherings, including a reunion celebration with former residents of the demolished Robert Taylor Homes public housing complex, were being held at the park at the time of the shooting. Officers were already at the park attempting to break up the crowd when shots rang out and struck multiple people.
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One person was killed and at least 14 others were injured after gunfire erupted at a large gathering at a park on Chicago's South Side while police were attempting to disperse the crowd, authorities said. The shooting occurred at around 11:37 p.m. local time on Aug. 29 at Washington Park, according to the Chicago Police Department. ABC7 Chicago and NBC 5 Chicago reported that several gatherings, including a reunion celebration with former residents of the demolished Robert Taylor Homes public housing complex, were being held at the park at the time of the shooting. Officers were already at the park attempting to break up the crowd when shots rang out and struck multiple people.
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Updated on: August 31, 2026 / 10:22 AM CDT / CBS Chicago Chicago police early Monday were still searching for the person or people responsible for a mass shooting in Washington Park. One man was killed, and 14 others were wounded, when gunfire erupted during a large gathering on the eastern side of the park near Cottage Grove Avenue and 55th Street late Saturday night. Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the mass shooting. But as of Monday morning, Chicago police had not announced any arrests, as detectives worked to determine who fired into the crowd. An early police dispatch call reported four people shot, but the number of victims quickly grew.
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