🎉🔫😢 23 Pipo Shot, 1 Die for Juneteenth Celebration for Illinois
An unknown number of pipo burst fire from different guns for one Juneteenth celebration wey dem dey do for Willowbrook, Illinois. Officials talk say na at least one person die and 22 others wound for di incident.
Deputies from di DuPage County Sheriff Office hear gunshots around 12:30 a.m. and respond to one area wey plenty pipo dey gather, according to Eric Swanson, wey be di deputy chief of di sheriff office, as e yan for one press conference on Sunday.
E no tok how old di victims be or dia conditions as Swanson no give dat info. E yan say dem no sabi wetin cause di shooting and dem no arrest any suspect. 🚔🔫😔
Juneteenth na di celebration wey pipo dey do every year to remember di end of slavery for United States. African Americans don dey celebrate am since di 1800s and e later become federal holiday for 2021.
Di celebration for Willowbrook start around 6 p.m. on Saturday near one apartment complex, according to di sheriff office statement. Dem no sure if di event get organizer or if nearby businesses gree am, as nobody fit reach dem for comment.
Some police officers dey monitor di event wen dem receive call say fight dey happun nearby around 12:25 a.m., according to di statement. As dem dey go di fight, dem hear gunshots and come back to di celebration.
“An unknown number of suspects fire plenty rounds from different guns into di crowd,” di statement tok. 🔫🔫🚔
Di sheriff office tok say 22 pipo wound for di incident and one person die from gunshot. Some other pipo wound as dem try run comot. 🤕😢
Di shooting happun for one strip mall parking lot wey dey Route 83, near Honeysuckle Rose Lane. Dem talk say businesses for di area go remain close till dem give further notice.
Loyola University Medical Center for Maywood treat four victims, according to Carol Eggers, wey be hospital spokeswoman. Two other patients dem bring come from oda hospitals, one still dey hospital for Sunday afternoon and di oda don discharge. Di two patients wey carry demself go di hospital don also waka comot. 💉🏥
Twanda Carroll, one 51-year-old hairstylist and resident for Hinsdale Lake Terrace apartments wey dey near di shopping center, come back to Willowbrook Sunday morning from her trip to Wisconsin.
Two bullets enta her apartment, one break her living room window and di oda one break her bedroom window. Di first bullet pass her clock enter one back wall, and di second bullet enter her closet come hit one kitchen wall.
She yan say she bin dey Wisconsin for her mama birthday and her daughter join her from Arkansas. Ms. Carroll bin plan to come back home on Saturday night, but e come change her mind to spend more time with her family.
She yan say na miracle say dem no dey dia apartment wen di shooting happun. She wipe tears from her eyes as she ask: “Wetin if? Wetin if we bin dey dia? Either my grandkids or me and my girl.” 😭💔
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🎉🔫😢 23 People Shot, 1 Dies at Juneteenth Celebration in Illinois
An unknown number of individuals opened fire with various firearms at a Juneteenth celebration in Willowbrook, Illinois. Officials have confirmed that at least one person has been killed and 22 others have been wounded in the incident.
Deputies from the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office responded to the sound of gunshots around 12:30 a.m. They arrived at the location where a large gathering of people was taking place, as stated by Eric Swanson, the deputy chief of the sheriff’s office, during a press conference on Sunday.
Swanson did not disclose the ages or conditions of the victims. He mentioned that the motive behind the shooting remains unclear and no suspects have been apprehended. 🚔🔫😔
Juneteenth is an annual celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. African Americans have been observing this event since the 1800s, and it was officially recognized as a federal holiday in 2021.
The celebration in Willowbrook began around 6 p.m. on Saturday near an apartment complex, according to a statement from the sheriff’s office. It is unclear whether the event was organized or sanctioned by nearby businesses, as attempts to reach them for comment have been unsuccessful.
Police officers were already monitoring the event when they received a call about a fight occurring nearby at approximately 12:25 a.m., according to the statement. While en route to respond to the fight, they heard gunshots and immediately returned to the celebration.
“An unknown number of suspects discharged multiple rounds from different firearms into the crowd,” the statement said. 🔫🔫🚔
The sheriff’s office has reported that 22 individuals were injured and one person was killed by gunshots. Additionally, several others sustained injuries while attempting to flee the scene. 🤕😢
The shooting took place in a strip mall parking lot located on Route 83, near Honeysuckle Rose Lane. Businesses in the area will remain closed until further notice, according to authorities.
Four victims were treated at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, according to hospital spokeswoman Carol Eggers. Two other patients were transferred from different hospitals, with one still hospitalized as of Sunday afternoon and the other having been discharged. The two patients who arrived at the hospital on their own were also released. 💉🏥
Twanda Carroll, a 51-year-old hairstylist and resident of the Hinsdale Lake Terrace apartments near the shopping center, returned to Willowbrook on Sunday morning after visiting relatives in Wisconsin.
Two bullets struck her apartment, one shattering the living room window and the other piercing the bedroom window. The first bullet passed through her clock and lodged into a back wall, while the second bullet traveled through her closet and struck a kitchen wall.
Carroll shared that she had been in Wisconsin to celebrate her mother’s birthday, and her daughter had joined her from Arkansas. She had originally planned to return home on Saturday night but decided to spend more time with her family.
She expressed her relief that she and her loved ones were not present in the apartment at the time of the shooting, describing it as a miracle. Tears welled up in her eyes as she pondered, “What if? What if we had been there? It could have been my grandchildren or me and my daughter.” 😭💔
