Chicago Halloween party shooting leaves 15 wounded – NBC Chicago

At least 15 people were injured in a mass shooting at a Halloween party in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood on Sunday morning, authorities said.

Officers with the Chicago Police Department were called to the 1200 block of South Pulaski at approximately 1:04 a.m. Sunday for reports of shots fired, according to a statement from law enforcement.

When responding units arrived, officers reportedly observed a suspect firing shots into a building where a large gathering of around 100 people was taking place. The suspect fled the scene and was taken into custody nearby in the 4000 block of 14th Street, William Betancourt, CPD’s 10th District commander, said at a news conference.

A total of people sustained gunshot wounds during the attack, police said. A 26-year-old woman was among the victims, shot in the left hip and right buttocks. She was transported to an area hospital in critical condition, police said.

A second victim, a 48-year-old man, was shot in…