Large groups of people had been congregating around the area of 87th Street and Hillcrest since the warm weather began.
There had already been several incidents that I reported to media outlets along with the crowd problem- reported at times as "several hundred" people congregating & cruising.
Early Sunday morning- the crowd issue came to a head.
At 12:55am- numerous gunshots were fired in a crowd gathered in the hotel lot in the 5600 block of East 87th Street.
One vehicle roared away with at least 3 gunshot victims- only to stop around 83rd Street & Hillcrest. Four more persons suffered gunshots- a MAST-EMS supervisor told me "five were critically-injured with 2 non life-threatening" victims.
Yet unknown if any dead at the scene and police reported 4 to 5 persons "in custody."
The investigation is on-going at this hour.
I wonder if/how the police will address future repeat complaints of large crowds in this or other chronic areas on weekends?
One vehicle roared away with at least 3 gunshot victims- only to stop around 83rd Street & Hillcrest. Four more persons suffered gunshots- a MAST-EMS supervisor told me "five were critically-injured with 2 non life-threatening" victims.
Yet unknown if any dead at the scene and police reported 4 to 5 persons "in custody."
The investigation is on-going at this hour.
I wonder if/how the police will address future repeat complaints of large crowds in this or other chronic areas on weekends?
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