A 4th of July gathering in West Englewood, Chicago, turned deadly in the pre-dawn hours of July 5, 2023, when a barrage of gunfire erupted near 56th and Ada streets. Police estimate at least 200 shots were fired across a crime scene that stretched close to three blocks; officers recovered 187 rounds of ammunition. Thirty-five-year-old Tyrone Moore was shot in the chest, taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, and pronounced dead by police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Five other people sustained gunshot wounds — a 27-year-old man to the leg, a 21-year-old woman to the thigh, a 23-year-old man with an abdominal wound in critical condition, and a 29-year-old man shot in his left foot and leg — and a 21-year-old man was critically injured after being beaten. Investigators were examining whether shots came from outside the gathering or from someone inside; no one was in custody and Area 1 detectives were leading the probe.

The celebration had begun peacefully with crowds and fireworks before it turned chaotic; witnesses described seeing many people hurt. If anyone has information about what happened that morning or can identify those responsible, please come forward to Area 1 detectives.