Drive-By Shooting Injures Three Men Near Humboldt Park Puerto Rican Festival
Three men were injured in a drive-by shooting near the annual Puerto Rican Festival in Humboldt Park on Saturday night, Chicago police reported. The victims were standing with a group in the 1100 block of North California Avenue around 10 p.m. when a vehicle approached. At least one occupant fired shots from the vehicle, which some witnesses described as a blue van.
All three victims were reported in fair condition: a 27-year-old man with gunshot wounds to both legs, a 42-year-old man shot in the left calf, and a 45-year-old man shot in the right leg, according to police.
Unfortunately, shootings have occurred annually at or near the festival. Last year, two suburban men were charged with firing toward a crowd, but no injuries were reported. Another man received a 32-year sentence for killing a woman and injuring a tourist during a double-shooting in 2021.
In a surprising turn of events, a high-ranking Chicago Police Department officer faces criminal charges for allegedly slashing tires near the Puerto Rican Festival while on duty and in uniform last year.
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