Fifteen people were wounded in a shootout outside a funeral home in Chicago on Tuesday.
The shooting began in the evening when someone opened fire from a black vehicle in the Gresham neighborhood, First Deputy Superintendent Eric Carter said at a press conference, according to NBC5 Chicago. Some funeral-goers then shot back at the vehicle, after which it crashed halfway down the block.
Police say they have a person of interest in custody.
Six adults were taken to the hospital in serious condition, while the other nine adults, most of whom were transported to various hospitals, were listed as in good condition.
“All we saw was just bodies laying everywhere. Shot up everywhere, all over. Legs, stomach, back, all over the place. We thought it was a war out here,” witness Arnita Geder said, according to the news outlet.
Kenneth Hughes, another witness, said, “Unfortunately it appears like it was planned because as the people were coming out of the funeral home, then the shots rang out like they were literally waiting on them to come out.”
The police recovered more than 60 shell casings at the scene.
With violence being a persistent problem in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot confirmed hours before the shooting that federal agents will be coming to the city as part of an anti-crime initiative.
