CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department has recently stated that it is more likely that the shooting that occurred on Friday night during a White Sox game that resulted in the injuries of two persons began inside the stadium, although the investigation into this subject is still ongoing. CPD police have “almost completely dispelled” the notion that the shooting originated outside the stadium, according to Interim Police Superintendent Fred Waller, who addressed to media Monday alongside Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. Waller was present throughout the press conference. The investigation into it is still ongoing. We are putting a lot of myths and misconceptions to rest. “We have almost completely disproved the rumour that it came from the outside, but we are still looking into every avenue,” Waller added.
NBC 5 Investigates has obtained information indicating that one of the two people injured during the event that took place on Friday is a teacher employed by Chicago Public Schools. The school district confirmed this information in an email. On behalf of the entire CPS community, we wish our staff member a speedy recovery,” the school system said in a statement that was forwarded to the media. However, the public still does not know the specifics of how the shooting occurred, who is responsible for it, or if the shooting began at the ballpark – how a weapon was able to get past stadium security three days after the incident. Fans are required to pass through metal detectors in order to reach Guaranteed Rate field. Fans have also questioned why the game continued after two individuals were shot if it was already in progress.
On Monday, Waller gave a response that was inconsistent with the question. He indicated that Chicago Police initially requested that play be paused, but when challenged, he said that while the request was made initially, play was permitted to continue in order to not generate panic. At the time, we did not fully understand what was going on, which is why we initially made that request. We got reports that individuals had been shot at Sox stadium, but that wasn’t proven, so we let the game to continue in order to prevent creating a panic,” Waller added. Johnson and Waller removed themselves from the microphones as the reporters continued to grill them with questions about the event. In response to a question about whether or not play would be halted, a spokesman for the White Sox said in an emailed statement that Chicago Police were on-site and talking to our security as the game progressed.” If they determine that there is a threat to public safety, then they will make the final judgement. An internal medicine physician at the University of Chicago named Dr. Jeanne Farnan told NBC 5 Investigates that she was in the centre field stands on Friday night when she heard people yelling for assistance.
There was a woman who had an obvious wound to her right medial calf,” Dr. Farnan recalled. “The wound was quite large.” The pressure was being maintained by her buddy using napkins. When I arrived, I immediately presented myself as a medical professional and inquired, What’s going on? She reported that she had heard something that sounded like a bottle breaking and then she had felt a sting. Dr. Farnan spotted another casualty a few seats below and to the right of the woman who had been shot. Both victims had been hit by gunfire. When I asked her where she was harmed, she removed her shirt and revealed what appeared to be a burn from a cigar on her belly… “I walked her back over to where the first woman was and someone had put a towel on it,” Farnan added. According to Farnan, by that time, emergency medical technicians had arrived and were treating the casualties. The doctor claims that at that point someone showed her what seemed to be a bullet, which she then gave to the head of security for the White Sox organization.
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