Four people were shot, two critically, during a gathering in the parking lot of Columbus Park on the West Side early Sunday, following reports of a fight aboard a party bus.
Chicago police released a brief statement about the shooting that did not identify the park as the location. The statement said a 45-year-old man was standing on a sidewalk when an SUV pulled alongside him and someone inside began firing, striking him multiple times. The other victims later arrived at local hospitals, according to CPD.
However, law enforcement sources and CPD radio transmissions indicate that several cars and a party bus had gathered in the Columbus Park parking lot in the 600 block of South Central Avenue when someone began shooting around 2:27 a.m. At least one caller reported that a fight had broken out aboard the party bus before the shooting…