{"id":1950528,"date":"2023-06-18T17:42:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T21:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-juneteenth-party-shooting-1-dead-22-injured\/"},"modified":"2023-06-18T17:43:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T21:43:14","slug":"illinois-juneteenth-party-shooting-1-dead-22-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-juneteenth-party-shooting-1-dead-22-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"1 killed, 22 injured in Illinois &#8216;Juneteenth&#8217; shooting."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillinois-juneteenth-party-shooting-1-dead-22-injured%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1950528&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Nathan Howard\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>3:00 PM \u2013 Sunday, June 18, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>At least 22 people were hurt and one person was killed by gunshots overnight in Illinois during a Juneteenth party and celebration that turned fatal, according to authorities. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The DuPage County Sheriff\u2019s Office stated that an unknown number of suspects fired many rounds from different guns into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-juneteenth-party-shooting-1-dead-22-injured\/\" title=\"1 killed, 22 injured in Illinois 'Juneteenth' shooting.\">enormous crowd assembled<\/a> to celebrate Juneteenth.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cJuneteenth\u00a0celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. It is also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, and Black Independence Day. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, TX, and announced the end of the civil war and the end of slavery,\u201d according to the Federation of American Scientists (FAS).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Several additional victims were hurt in the mayhem as people tried to evacuate the scene, and they are currently being treated at local hospitals, according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>According to authorities, no suspects are in custody yet.<\/p>\n<p>Around 12:30 a.m., the incident occurred in a parking lot in Willowbrook, Illinois, some 21 miles west of Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-announce-reelection-bid-on-gruesome-anniversary\/\" title=\"Johnson To Declare Election Bid on Unfavorable Anniversary\">sizable crowd gathered<\/a> for the celebration beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday, and police were stationed nearby to oversee the event, according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>At around 12:25 a.m., the cops were summoned to respond to a 9-1-1 call reporting a chaotic brawl nearby.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAs deputies responded, they heard gunshots and immediately returned to the scene of the gathering,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to witnesses, the parking lot was still crowded when the sound of gunfire broke out, and the scene became disorderly. Some attendees also began to flee.<\/p>\n<p>Markeshia Avery, who was there at the moment of the gunshot, claimed that she collapsed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe dropped down. We dropped down until they stopped. They just kept going,\u201d Avery told reporters. \u201cAfter that, we literally scattered away and just started trying to check on everybody that we knew.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some of the injured were taken to hospitals by ambulance, while others walked in, according to DuPage County Deputy Sheriff Eric Swanson.<\/p>\n<p>According to Joe Ostrander, battalion chief of the Tri-State Fire Protection District, at least 12 ambulances came to the site.<\/p>\n<p>Ostrander added that ten victims were taken to four hospitals with injuries ranging from graze wounds to more serious gunshot wounds, and two of the victims were in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Swanson stated that the motivation for the shooting is still unknown and that an investigation is still pending.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>After Bill Gates met with China\u2019s Xi Jinping, Antony Blinken\u2019s meeting comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-ukrainian-soldier-dies-in-donbas-amid-rising-tensions-between-kyiv-moscow\/\" title=\"Another Ukrainian soldier dies in Donbas amid rising tensions between Kyiv &#038; Moscow\">amid rising tensions<\/a> and China\u2019s plans to spy on the U.S. from Cuba.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>California proposes taking so-called affirmation of a child\u2019s gender identity into account in child custody disputes. Here\u2019s One America\u2019s Sam Valk with more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This week has been filled with major headlines in the US and around the world. One America\u2019s Rachel Acenas has more in our Week in Review.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Guggenheim Baseball Management, which owns the Los Angeles Dodgers, is going ahead with their salute to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp will spend $25 billion on a new factory in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) -Meta Platforms said on Friday services on its social media apps Facebook and Instagram were restored, more than two hours after\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 Microsoft, which is seeking to buy games giant Activision, faces two legal fights in coming weeks with U.S. antitrust enforcers\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Angus Berwick and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) \u2013 The U.S. affiliate of crypto giant Binance has carried out a round of\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 22 injured, 1 killed in Illinois during a fatal Juneteenth party. 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