Multiple people have reportedly been shot dead at an album launch party in the US city of Chicago. Reports circulating on social media say people were shot at Artis Restaurant and Lounge on West Chicago Avenue in the River North neighbourhood during the party for rapper Mello Buckzz. At least four people were killed and 14 others injured, ABC7 Chicago reported, citing local authorities.
A city official said 19 people were shot in the drive-by, three of them fatally, the outlet said. Officer Julio Garcia of the Chicago Police Department said additional updates would be released as they became available. Chris King, spokesperson for Northwestern Medicine, said the emergency department was evaluating several people injured in the shooting. He did not provide the number of people sent to the hospital or their conditions.
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