More awful news from a year of awful violence in Chicago, as an aspiring artist’s video shoot turned deadly in Foster Park early this morning. DNAInfo is reporting that an artist by the name of ForeignLyfe held an impromptu video shoot in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, when an unnamed assailant fired upon the crowd of extras and entourage members. This is getting ridiculous. Police are hopeful that footage from the video can lead police to the shooter.
CHICAGO — A mass shooting during the filming of a rap video in an Auburn Gresham park early Tuesday left one man dead, four wounded and police searching for the killer, possibly with the help of the video that was rolling.
The chaos played out at 2:19 a.m. in Foster Park, in the 1400 block of West 84th Street. Someone walked up, fired shots and ran off, said Officer Ana Pacheco, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.
A 23-year-old man was shot in the back of his head and was pronounced dead at the scene, Pacheco said. He was identified as Damond Dawson, of the 8400 block of South Justine, by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. Dawson was pronounced dead at 4:10 a.m.
A 19-year-old woman was shot in her groin and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition, Pacheco said.
Three others were listed as “stable” at Advocate Christ Medical Center after the shooting: A 20-year-old man was shot in his leg and shoulder, a 25-year-old man had his left leg grazed by a bullet and an 18-year-old man’s back was grazed by a bullet, Pacheco said.
The incident was possibly gang-related, police said.
No one was in custody.
Our condolences go out to the family and friends of those involved.