A midday birthday party in Chicago’s Gage Park ended in violence on December 2, 2024, when an assailant or assailants opened fire in the 3500 block of West 59th Street. Eight Hispanic people between the ages of 20 and 35 were shot; three men died and five others were wounded. Cook County Crime Stoppers identified the fatalities as 32-year-old Osmer Angel Ferrer Oria, 26-year-old Hector Victor Miguel Sojo Vargas, and 28-year-old Jhan Carlos Blanquissett (previously identified as Jon Carlos Blancarcer).

Survivors included a 25-year-old man shot in the left thigh who was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good condition; a 27-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the head in critical condition at Mt. Sinai; a 31-year-old man with an abdominal wound who self-transported to UI Health Hospital in good condition; a 21-year-old woman shot in the groin who self-transported to UI Health Hospital in good condition; and a 24-year-old woman with multiple wounds at the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition.

By December 26, 2024, no arrests had been announced and no suspects publicly identified. The ATF added a $10,000 reward to the existing Cook County Crime Stoppers reward, bringing the total to $20,000. Anyone with information is asked to contact Cook County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-535-STOP.

Did anyone at the gathering or nearby that afternoon see anything that could help identify those responsible?