Multiple people, including 3-year-old, shot at South Side park

11:10 pm, September 19, 2013

Eleven people, including a 3-year-old child, were shot at a Chicago park in the Back of the Yards neighborhood tonight, authorities said.

An Emergency Medical Services Plan 2 was called for the incident in the 1800 block of West 51st Street in the Back of the Yards neighborhood after emergency crews were called to the scene, according to the Chicago Fire Department's media office. There were reports of 10 people shot, according to the Fire Department. The attack took place about about 10:15 p.m.

One of the people shot was a young child, perhaps a 3-year-old, a source said, citing preliminary information. A total of 11 people were shot, including the 3-year-old, who was shot in the face, according to another source.

The shootings appeared to have taken place on a basketball court on the 51st Street side of Cornell Square Park near Wood Street. Ambulances were still responding about half an hour after the shootings took place, as injured people were still being brought out of the park on stretchers. About 60 police officers were on the scene.

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