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Chicago Gun Violence Escalates with Shootings Near Wrigley Field, West Side

A high-profile Wrigleyville shooting and two West Side incidents leave multiple injured, as investigations continue without arrests or clear motives.

Chicago police tape off Murphy’s Bleachers sports bar at Sheffield and Waveland avenues after a shooting in the area, May 15, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
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Overview

  • A 26-year-old man was shot in the arm outside Murphy’s Bleachers near Wrigley Field on Thursday evening and is in good condition after treatment.
  • The Wrigleyville shooting followed a fight between two groups of young people, with video evidence showing two suspects firing into a crowd before fleeing north.
  • Police recovered a firearm and 30 shell casings at the Wrigleyville scene, detained several teenagers on a train, but released a person of interest without charges on Friday.
  • On Friday night, a drive-by shooting near a Homan Square gas station injured four people, including a 16-year-old boy and two men in critical condition.
  • A second drive-by shooting occurred hours later in East Garfield Park, leaving two men hospitalized, one in critical condition, as detectives search for leads.