Popular Chicago beach closed just hours after opening for summer when shots fired during fight
A famous beach in Chicago closed Friday’s shooting temporarily brought it down just hours after opening for the summer.
Between 80 and 100 youths were gathering on North Avenue Beach around 1:26 p.m. when a fight broke out, leading to one man pulling out a gun and opening fire, police said. Fox 32.
A juvenile was taken into custody and no one was injured, officials said.
It happened several hours after the shooting. Opened the city 22 Beaches for Summer
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A popular Chicago beach was temporarily closed hours after opening for the summer after shots were fired Friday. (WFLD)
It also falls on Memorial Day weekend, where authorities are trying to avoid a repeat of last year, when nine people were killed and 42 injured in a shooting in Chicago during the holiday weekend.
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According to FOX 32, police said between 80 and 100 youths were gathering on North Avenue Beach around 1:26 p.m. when a fight broke out, leading to one man pulling out a gun and opening fire. (WFLD)
Police said the beach will be closed indefinitely and are also searching bags at checkpoints. City beaches.