River North mass shooting: 4 killed, 14 injured outside Chicago club
The latest: The shootings happened just outside Artis Restaurant on West Chicago Avenue, during a record-release party for rapper Mello Buckzz. Police say a large group of people were gathered outside when an SUV drove by and opened fire around 11pm.
The four killed were two men and two women.
Four others are listed in critical to serious conditions at local hospitals.
The victims injured in the shooting range in age from 21 to 32 years old.
The mass shooting comes as the city gears up for a traditionally violent weekend. Last year, 109 people were shot and 19 killed over the Fourth of July weekend.
No arrests have been made as of Thursday morning.
Flashback: This block in River North was also the site of a shooting in 2022, when the nightclub was called Hush Lounge.
Zoom out: So far, 2025 has seen steep declines in homicides and shootings in the city, with some of the lowest levels in decades. Chicago had remarkably low numbers for Memorial Day weekend, and officials were hoping to see the same this weekend.
There were 192 homicides in Chicago through June 30 this year, compared to 289 over the same period last year.
What they're saying: "The goal is, obviously, to not have any homicides this weekend," deputy mayor of community safety Garien Gatewood told Axios this week. "But historically, the Fourth of July has been one of the hardest holidays in the history of the city of Chicago."
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