Police said two shooters fired from a red SUV into a crowd near 95th Street.
CHICAGO, IL — Twelve people were shot and another person was injured late Friday when two people in a red SUV opened fire on a crowd in Chicago’s Princeton Park area, police said Saturday.
The shooting brought a large police and medical response to the South Side just after 11 p.m., as detectives searched for the vehicle and the people inside it. Police said the wounded ranged in age from 17 to 47. Two victims were listed in critical condition, and no arrests had been announced by Saturday night.
Officers were first called to West 95th Street near South Princeton Avenue for a report of a person shot. Police said they arrived to find a 32-year-old woman with two gunshot wounds to her back and a 44-year-old man with four graze wounds to his back. Both were taken to hospitals in good condition. Investigators later learned that a red SUV had pulled beside a large group, and two people inside began shooting before the vehicle drove away. Neighbors told local reporters the crowd had gathered during a Juneteenth celebration. Pastor Donovan Price, a local advocate for victims of gun violence, said the timing made the shooting especially painful. “Fireworks should not turn into gunshots,” Price said.
Police said 10 other gunshot victims took themselves to hospitals after the attack. A 17-year-old boy was shot in the thigh and was taken to Trinity Hospital. A 26-year-old man was shot in the thigh and listed in critical condition. A 36-year-old woman suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the body and was in fair condition at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. A 32-year-old man was shot in the head and also was listed in fair condition. A 22-year-old woman was shot in the thigh and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center. Other victims included a 38-year-old woman with graze wounds and a 47-year-old man shot in the knee. Police said another man had injuries that were not immediately clear and refused medical treatment.
The shooting happened near 95th Street on the Far South Side, close to the line between Princeton Park, Roseland and Washington Heights, an area where several neighborhood names often overlap in local reports. Surveillance video described by reporters showed a burst of gunfire and people running for cover. Police did not release a motive, and it was not clear whether the shooters targeted one person or fired into the crowd at random. Officials also had not said by Saturday night how many shell casings were recovered or whether investigators had found the red SUV. The attack came during a violent start to the weekend in Chicago, with police reporting multiple shootings across the city from Friday evening into Saturday.
The timing placed the shooting on a holiday weekend when many residents were gathering outside. Juneteenth, marked June 19, celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. In Chicago, the day also included South Side events and the first public visitors to the Obama Presidential Center, which opened nearby earlier Friday. The mass shooting added to long-running concerns about gun violence on warm-weather weekends, when police often add patrols and community groups plan outreach. City officials had not announced any connection between the Princeton Park shooting and any other shooting by Saturday. Police also had not released the names of the victims, which is common when people survive and families are still being notified.
Area detectives were handling the investigation, police said. The next steps include reviewing surveillance video, checking license-plate cameras, interviewing witnesses and tracking the movements of the red SUV before and after the shooting. Police had not announced charges, and no court dates were set because no suspect was in custody. Investigators were expected to look for ballistic evidence to determine how many guns were fired and whether those weapons had been used in other crimes. Hospitals continued treating victims through Saturday, and any change in their conditions could affect the case. Police said the known ages of the victims stretched across three decades, from a teenager to people in their 40s.
Residents described a sudden shift from a night of gathering to panic. Video from the area showed police tape, flashing emergency lights and people standing near the blocked street as officers worked the scene. The first officers found only two wounded people, but the toll grew as more victims arrived at emergency rooms on their own. That pattern can slow early counts in mass shootings because injured people may leave before police finish securing the scene. Community workers said the shooting left families searching for information late into the night. Price said the holiday should have been a time of celebration, not another night of trauma for people living near the scene.
By Saturday night, police said the shooters remained at large, the red SUV had not been publicly located and detectives were still seeking evidence from the area near West 95th Street and South Princeton Avenue.
Author note: Last updated June 20, 2026.