Taylor Walker’s vigil took place in the evening after mass shootings in the city’s northern river. Walker, 26, has four people killed.
After the album release party, a deadly Chicago mass shooting breaks out
Four people were killed and 14 injured in a mass shooting in a Chicago riverside neighborhood late Wednesday night.
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Chicago – She is the person her friends turned to for the issue, whether it’s fixing their hair or personal advice.
On the evening of July 3rd, dozens of people stayed up all night on the south side of Chicago, and one of the Taylor Walkers was killed in a drive-by shoot the previous evening.
The massive shooting outside the album release party at the Ritsey River North Neighborhood in Chicago shocked a city that leaders thought had begun to turn the tide into violence. In addition to those who died, 14 people were injured in the shooting.
“I can’t believe they took my baby that way, oh god,” said Sharonda Booth, Walker’s mother.
Booth stood in the centre of a large crowd outside Chicago Vocational High School for an all-night stay. According to classmates, Walker learned beauty and danced at the South Side facility many years ago.
Chicago police have not been arrested and are investigating what prompted them to film at the Southside rapper’s album release party. It said that at about 11pm on July 2, a dark-colored vehicle passed by and fired fire at a crowd of people standing outside before quickly fleeing the scene. The incident occurred outside the Artis Restaurant and Lounge, where the release party was held.
In addition to Walker, the dead victims included 23 men and 25 women, ages 26 and 27. The injured ranged between the ages of 21 and 32 and were taken to a local hospital, police said. Three of the injured were in danger. One was shot in the back, the second was shot in the leg and the other was shot in the mouth.
“Heart of Gold”
Friends and family remembered Walker as a skilled hairdresser and dancer. Among those attending the all-night stay were important others of Walker.
“She knew so many people,” said Nia Colkitt, who grew up in the same south neighborhood as Walker. “She was really popular. She was pop. Hairstylist. Dancer. Party.”
Many of the vigils wore pink in connection with Walker’s favorite colour, and the crowd released dozens of pink balloons in her honor.
“She had a heart of gold,” said Jordan Rose Johnson, who knew Walker at Southside High School. The two appeared together on the field at many of the same school’s games and events, but Rose Johnson was a cheerleader and Walker belonged to another dance program. “Just the sweetest person,” Rose Johnson said.
Moria Jones, who studied beauty in high school with Walker, said her friend was inspiring.
“She was just happy and a bubbla guy,” Jones said.
Other things you need to know about filming
The filming took place at the album release party for Chicago drill rapper Melobuckt. The album is called “Hollywood.”
The important others in Buckts were among those killed, she said in a social media post. The Chicago Sun-Times identified him as Devonte Williamson, 23.
“We had so much fun together in our personal life,” Bucks said when he posted a montage of photos and videos with Williamson. “We couldn’t glue each other to our waists every day,” Bucks was also posted on social media after the filming, saying, “I pray for my sister God, and I wrap the arms of the last one.” In another post, she added:
Where did the filming happen?
The filming took place outside the Arts restaurant and lounge, in a nearby lounge along the city’s river.
“An act of violence occurred near our restaurant last night, and it really rocked us,” Artis said in a social media post, adding that it was created as a safe space for people of color, LGBTQ people and allies. “This moment is painful, but it only strengthens our commitment to retaining space for those who need it the most.”
The restaurant said it is working with the authorities. Police ordered the restaurant to be closed during an ongoing investigation.
City leader: “frustration”
Eighteen people were shot dead “in seconds,” police chief Larry Snelling said at an afternoon press conference on July 3rd.
“Obviously there were some targets. This wasn’t a random shooting where someone just decided to shoot this particular group of people,” Snell told reporters. He said police still don’t know the motive for the shooting.
Snelling said multiple shell casings were found on the scene, including what appears to be from a rifle.
The incident was one of two major shootings in Chicago on the night of July 2nd, Mayor Brandon Johnson said. The other left four victims hospitalized on the south side.
Both are the most violent in the city on the weekend of July 4th, usually every year, just days after Johnson praised the administration’s efforts to reduce violence in the city.
“Violent crime is at a level that we don’t see in our city for at least 10 years,” Johnson said at a July 1 press conference. In the fall in violence, Chicago records recorded less than 200 murders in the first six months of the year for the first decade.
Johnson threw another tone on July 3rd. He said he was “irritated and angry at this pointless, coronavirus act.”
“Shocks like this are tragic reminders of how far we still have to be a city,” he said.
