One Dead, Nine Injured in Chicago Mass Shooting

A mass shooting at a large gathering in Chicago's Washington Park neighborhood left one man dead and nine other people injured late Saturday night, according to police. The incident occurred as officers were working to disperse a crowd in the 5400 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue.

The shooting began around 11:37 p.m. on August 29, 2026. Police reported that unknown gunmen opened fire into the crowd. A 35-year-old man was shot multiple times and was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed the fatality.

Nine other victims were injured in the attack. Six of them were listed in good condition at area hospitals. They included a 34-year-old man shot in the right shoulder, a 39-year-old man shot in the right leg and arm, a 40-year-old woman shot in the right shoulder, a 45-year-old woman shot in the left leg, a 26-year-old woman shot in the chest, and a 42-year-old man shot in the leg. The conditions of three other victims, a 37-year-old woman, a 23-year-old man, and another 35-year-old man, were not immediately available.

Officers were already in the area monitoring the planned...