CHICAGO – On a night when Chicagoans were celebrating the start of the holiday season, chaos erupted after two shootings left one teen dead and multiple others injured in the city’s downtown.
The two shootings happened just an hour apart on Friday night, according to the Chicago Police Department.
What we know:
Officers responded to the first shooting a little before 10 p.m. in the 100 block of N. State Street where they found a large group on the sidewalk.
They heard gunshots and saw the large group begin to flee the scene. Officers then found several people who had been shot, including:
- A 14-year-old boy who had a graze wound to his stomach. He was taken to Lurie Children’s Hospital in good condition.
- A 15-year-old boy who had a graze wound to his left thigh. He was taken to Stronger Hospital in good condition.
- A 17-year-old boy who had a graze wound to the left thigh. He was taken to Stronger Hospital in good condition.
- A 14-year-old girl who was shot in the right hip. She was taken to Lurie Children’s Hospital in good condition.
- A 16-year-old boy who was shot in the leg. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition.
- A 14-year-old boy who was shot in the leg. He was listed in good condition at Lurie Children’s hospital.
- A 13-year-old girl who was shot in the leg. She was taken to Lurie Children’s Hospital in fair condition.
Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd Ward) reported on social media that “300 juveniles” were “rioting” in the Loop at the time of the shooting. He also said CPD officers were “attacked and injured with mace and stun guns” leading to one officer being hospitalized, but CPD has not confirmed that information as of Saturday.
300 juveniles rioting in the Loop now, at least 5 victims shot, one critical with life threatening gunshot wound to torso. Multiple police officers attacked and injured with mace and stun guns, at least one PO hospitalized.
— Alderman Hopkins (@AldermanHopkins) November 22, 2025
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Under an hour later, officers responded around 10:40 p.m. to the 100 block of S. Dearborn where they found two people who had been shot.
A 14-year-old boy was shot and taken to Northwestern Hospital where he died, police said.
A second victim, an 18-year-old man, was shot in the left and also taken to Northwestern in serious condition. He was unable to provide details about the shooting to investigators.
No one was in custody in connection with the shooting.
It was unclear if the two shootings were related.
What they’re saying:
Mayor Brandon Johnson addressed the press, reminding the young people of Chicago that they should not attend unauthorized events advertised on social media.
“Because of the reckless behavior of a few individuals, we have families devastated, and our downtown residents are hesitant to leave their own homes,” he continued.
“The holiday season is a time when we come together as a city. It’s when we spend time with our families and our loved ones,” Johnson said. “This is the opposite type of behavior that anybody wants to see. We have too many guns and too many young people who don’t value their own lives or the lives of others, and when we have a setback like this, it just reminds us of the long road that we have to build the city that we all want to live in.”
The mayor’s office said additional police resources will be deployed during Saturday night’s Magnificent Mile Lights Festival.
The Source: The information in this article was provided by Ald. Hopkins.
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