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2 days ago
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South Side church searches for answers after 7 teens were shot at a gathering nearby
CHICAGO () — During Sunday service at St. Sabina Church, Father Michael Pfleger and parishioners did something a little bit different. They stepped outside of the church to pass out flyers hoping that someone will come forward with information about a shooting near the church early Saturday morning. The flyers announced a $10,000 reward leading to an arrest in connection with shooting that injured seven young men ages 17, 18 and 19. 'What makes us Christians is not what we do in there, it's what we do out here,' Father Pfleger said. According to police, the gunfire erupted just before 2 a.m. in the 1200 block of West 78th Street in Auburn Gresham, near St. Sabina Church. PREVIOUS: 7 injured after gunman opens fire on group gathered outside South Side Church Neighbors told WGN-TV it all started as a small after-prom gathering. Over 150 people showed up as word spread on social media. Officers on patrol in the area were initially called to the scene to disperse a large gathering of people in the area, but after they arrived, an unknown dark-in-color SUV drove by and someone inside opened fire on the crowd. 'While they were dispersing people, police cars with their blue lights going, a car drives down 78th Street with four people in it, shooting out of all four windows,' Father Pfleger said. 'And then some people in the crowd began shooting back.' Father Pfleger says the victims don't live near the church. He says five of the seven come from the south suburbs and two are from neighborhoods outside of Auburn-Gresham. From what's he's been told, the victims are in stable condition, including the one with the most serious injuries. 'One of the persons who was shot very seriously, the police did not even wait for the ambulance. They picked the person up and took them to the hospital themselves,' Father Pfleger said. Those who participated in going door to door on Sunday eagerly seek justice. 'Someone knows something,' Tiffani Ricks-Cooper, a St. Sabina Parishioner, said. 'If you do know something, say something. If this was your child, you would want someone to speak up, so do the right thing.' Father Pfleger says stronger parenting and teens making better choices, including what they post on social media, along with getting guns off the streets can help prevent tragedies like Saturday's mass shooting from happening. Despite the heaviness felt this weekend he says he's grateful, knowing it could have been worse. 'The fact that there was not more than seven shot is a miracle and the fact that nobody died is nothing but God,' Father Pfleger said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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2 days ago
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‘This is personal': 7 teens wounded in drive-by shooting in Auburn Gresham after St. Sabina graduation party
Chicago police said seven teens were wounded in an overnight shooting at a large gathering in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood after a St. Sabina graduation party, drawing an angry statement from the church's longtime leader, Father Michael Pfleger, Shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, officers on patrol in the 1200 block of West 78th Street were trying to disperse a large crowd when a vehicle drove by and someone opened fire. Seven teens were shot before the vehicle fled the scene, police said. Officers located multiple victims shot in an alley in the 1200 block of west 78th Street who were initially uncooperative, according to a police report. Victims later said that they were leaving a graduation party at St. Sabina Church when three to four people with ski masks exited a black SUV and started shooting. A neighbor also told officers that they saw a person step out of a dark colored SUV and shoot at the victims who were on the sidewalk. Officers located a rifle found underneath a car and multiple shell casings were also found on the block, according to a police report. 'I'm angry, I'm mad, and I'm disgusted,' Pfleger said in a video on Facebook. 'This is not something you can solve by more programming, more police, by SNAP Curfew, none of that stuff can stop this. 2 o'clock in the morning what's gonna stop this is parents saying 'Where the hell are your kids?'' Pfleger in his statement urged parents to make sure they always know where their kids are, for young people to make wiser choices about what they post on social media and for people stop carrying around guns and embracing gun culture. 'This is personal. This is an attack on St. Sabina. This is an attack on me personally. This is an attack on everything we stand for,' Pfleger said. Pfleger said that he is planning to offer a $10,000 dollar reward to anyone who catches the suspects of the shooting. He is advising anyone with information on the shooting to call either the police at 312-745-3610 or 773-483-4300 Teens ranging in age from 17 to 19 were taken to area hospitals. No one was in custody for the drive-by shooting, and detectives were investigating. The incident also comes about two weeks before St. Sabina is scheduled to do their peace walks, where St. Sabina parishioners walk through the neighborhood every Friday during the summer to prevent gun violence. The walk includes passing out information about social services and job opportunities, among other resources. The first march is scheduled for June 13 at 7 p.m.
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2 days ago
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‘This is personal': 7 teens wounded in drive-by shooting in Auburn Gresham after St. Sabina graduation party
Chicago police said seven teens were wounded in an overnight shooting at a large gathering in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood after a St. Sabina graduation party, drawing an angry statement from the church's longtime leader, Father Michael Pfleger, Shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, officers on patrol in the 1200 block of West 78th Street were trying to disperse a large crowd when a vehicle drove by and someone opened fire. Seven teens were shot before the vehicle fled the scene, police said. Officers located multiple victims shot in an alley in the 1200 block of west 78th Street who were initially uncooperative, according to a police report. Victims later said that they were leaving a graduation party at St. Sabina Church when three to four people with ski masks exited a black SUV and started shooting. A neighbor also told officers that they saw a person step out of a dark colored SUV and shoot at the victims who were on the sidewalk. Officers located a rifle found underneath a car and multiple shell casings were also found on the block, according to a police report. 'I'm angry, I'm mad, and I'm disgusted,' Pfleger said in a video on Facebook. 'This is not something you can solve by more programming, more police, by SNAP Curfew, none of that stuff can stop this. 2 o'clock in the morning what's gonna stop this is parents saying 'Where the hell are your kids?'' Pfleger in his statement urged parents to make sure they always know where their kids are, for young people to make wiser choices about what they post on social media and for people stop carrying around guns and embracing gun culture. 'This is personal. This is an attack on St. Sabina. This is an attack on me personally. This is an attack on everything we stand for,' Pfleger said. Pfleger said that he is planning to offer a $10,000 dollar reward to anyone who catches the suspects of the shooting. He is advising anyone with information on the shooting to call either the police at 312-745-3610 or 773-483-4300 Teens ranging in age from 17 to 19 were taken to area hospitals. No one was in custody for the drive-by shooting, and detectives were investigating. The incident also comes about two weeks before St. Sabina is scheduled to do their peace walks, where St. Sabina parishioners walk through the neighborhood every Friday during the summer to prevent gun violence. The walk includes passing out information about social services and job opportunities, among other resources. The first march is scheduled for June 13 at 7 p.m.
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3 days ago
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7 injured after gunman opens fire on group gathered outside South Side Church
CHICAGO (WGN) — Police are searching for a gunman who opened fire on a group of people gathered outside a church on the city's Far South Side early Saturday morning. According to police, the gunfire erupted just before 2 a.m. in the 1200 block of West 78th Street in Auburn Gresham, near St. Sabina Church. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines Officers on patrol in the area were initially called to the scene to disperse a large gathering of people in the area, but after they arrived, an unknown vehicle drove by and someone inside opened fire on the crowd. In total, seven people, all males ranging in age from 17 to 19, were struck by gunfire. Officers said 6 of the victims were hospitalized in fair condition with gunshot wounds to their backs, legs and arms, while a seventh victim was hospitalized in serious condition with a gunshot wound to his chest. No officers were injured by the gunfire. Following the shooting, the car involved fled the scene. Currently, it is unclear what led to the shooting and an investigation is underway. LATEST CASES: Missing people in Chicagoland Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact CPD Area Two Detectives at 312-747-8273 or dial 911. Those with information that could help authorities in their investigation can also leave a tip at Tips can be filed anonymously. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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3 days ago
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7 teens wounded in shooting overnight in Auburn Gresham neighborhood
Chicago police said seven teens were wounded overnight in a shooting on the South Side in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood at a large gsthering. Shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, officers on patrol in the 1200 block of West 78th Street were trying to disperse a large crowd when a vehicle drove by and someone opend fire. Seven teens were shot before the vehicle fled the scene, police said. A 17-year-old boy suffered a wound to the leg, and was taken in fair condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. An 18-year-old man also was taken with a wound to the leg in fair condition to the same hospital. A 19-year-old man suffered wounds to leg and arm, and was taken in fair condition to UChicago Medicine. A 17-year-old boy was wounded to the arm and was taken in fair condition to the same hospital. An 18-year-old man suffered wounds to the the leg and chest, and was listed in serious condition at Little Company of Mary Hospital.A 17-year-old boy was struck to the the leg and back was taken in fair condition to Holy Cross Hospital. Another 18-year-old man suffered wounds to the leg and buttocks was listed in fair condition at UChicago Medicine, police said. No one was in custody for the drive-by shooting, and detectives were investigating.
