Police: Chicago Shooting Leaves 2 People Dead, 8 Wounded

Police: Chicago Shooting Leaves 2 People Dead, 8 Wounded
Police work at the scene of a shooting near East Chicago Avenue and North State Street in the Near North Side neighborhood in Chicago on May 19, 2022. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP
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CHICAGO—Two people are dead and another eight wounded following a shooting near a fast food restaurant just blocks from Chicago’s famed Magnificent Mile shopping district that sent bystanders scattering, authorities said.

The shooting happened about 10:40 p.m. Thursday near a McDonald’s on the city’s Near North Side. One person was taken into custody and a weapon was recovered, police said in statement.