Parents on Friday described a terrifying experience as 23 gunshots rang out near two high school baseball games and a track meet on Chicago's Southwest Side the evening before.
steps from the baseball field from St. Rita of Cascia High School on South Western Avenue. But at least six cars were hit by bullets, and the incident has left m any players and their families rattled.It was 5:15 p.m. Thursday, and the freshman and varsity games were under way. Video from the dugout of the freshman baseball game between the St. Rita Freshman Mustangs and Marmion Academy shows everyone's delayed reaction.
At the same time the shots were fired, St. Rita grandparent Sabrina Johnson says her grandkids were across the street. Some parents said they've had long-existing safety concerns with that McDonald's in particular. They are advocating for a barrier of some sort between the McDonald's parking lot and the St. Rita's baseball field right behind it.
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