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Pierre Riley: Victim of West Side Halloween mass shooting dies from injuries

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  November 5, 2022 12:31pm CDT
East Garfield Park
FOX 32 Chicago

14 shot, including 3 children, on Chicago's West Side

Fourteen people were shot, including three children, Monday night in East Garfield Park on the West Side, Chicago police said.

CHICAGO - A man has died following the mass shooting that left 14 wounded on Chicago's West Side Monday. 

A Cook County spokesperson confirms Pierre Riley, 48, was killed in the shooting that happened on Halloween in East Garfield Park in the 800 block of South California Avenue. 

The shooting happened around 9 p.m. as people celebrated Halloween and others gathered for a vigil and balloon release, Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said at a news conference shortly after the shooting.

"It’s over by three seconds," Brown said outside Stroger Hospital, where many of the wounded were taken. "The car’s pulling out after driving by and shooting randomly into the crowd."

The youngest victim was a 3-year-old boy who was shot in both legs and was transported to Stroger Hospital in serious condition. An 11-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy were also seriously wounded in the shooting.

The other victims ranged in age from 31 to 56, and two of them were listed in critical condition, police said.

Ten of the victims were from one family. 

According to Brown, the shooting was caught on video, and it appears a vehicle drove by and possibly two gunmen who were inside opened fire on the crowd of people.

Vigil held on Chicago's West Side for victims wounded in Halloween mass shooting

A vigil was held in Garfield Park Wednesday night for the victims wounded in Monday night's mass shooting.

Riley's death comes a few days after a vigil was held in Garfield Park for the 14 victims wounded. 

According to the last update from police, no one is in custody. A reward of up to $15,000 is being offered for information leading to charges or conviction. Anyone with information was asked to submit a tip to cpdtip.com.