Mello Buckzz Album Release Party Shooting Leaves 4 Dead, Including Her Boyfriend And Best Friend
NBC Chicago reports that the mass shooting took place outside of Artis Lounge nightclub in the River North neighborhood of Chicago, where attendees were celebrating the release of Mello's latest project, HollyHOOD The Mixtape. Towards the end of the night, as the crowd began to exit the venue, a dark-colored vehicle drove by the locale with at least one individual opening fire into the crowd. The vehicle immediately fled the scene.
Multiple people between the ages of 21 and 32 were injured and taken to local hospitals, with four — two women and two men — succumbing to their injuries. One man, 24, was shot in the chest while the other, 25, was shot in the head. Both women sustained gunshot wounds to the chest.
Of those injured, eight are now listed in critical condition. This includes a 29-year-old woman who was shot in the shin; a 29-year-old man who was shot in the thigh; a 31-year-old woman who was shot in the knee; a 25-year-old man who was shot in the hand and thigh; a 25-year-old woman who was shot in the thigh; a 30-year-old woman shot in the hand; a 29-year-old man who was shot in the forearm; and a 27-year-old woman who was shot in the foot.
Sources also told NBC Chicago that Mello's boyfriend and best friend were among those who died. Hours later, Mello took to her Instagram Stories to mourn her partner and her bestie, posting several photos and videos with her late loved ones.
'Prayers up for all my sisters,' she began in a statement. 'God, please wrap your arms around every last one of them. We need u, I need u. NGL I'm f**ked up…fell like everything just weighing down on me. All I can do is talk to God and pray.'
VIBE sends our condolences to Mello and all others affected by this tragedy.
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