CHICAGO — Armed with an assault-style rifle, assailants shot into a crowded Chicago park during a neighborhood basketball game. A 3-year-old boy was struck in the face, among 13 people wounded during the apparent gang shooting.
The attack Thursday night occurred between areas police have flooded with officers, demonstrating the difficulty of trying to contain all of the city’s gang hot spots. It reignited outrage over the toll of Chicago’s gun violence.
On Friday, residents decried the invasion of drugs and a lack of local leaders, a prominent rap artist said more must be done to understand the city’s youth, and a frustrated police chief again called for tougher gun laws.
Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said officers were “interviewing a number of people” but there was no one he would describe as being in custody.
Among those hit was 3-year-old Deonta Howard, who was in critical condition, as were two other victims.
