'It was supposed to be like a Juneteenth celebration; we just started hearing shooting, so we dropped down until they stopped,' one witness said.
WILLOWBROOK, Ill. --Battalion Chief Joe Ostrander with the Tri-State Fire Protection District said the shooting took place about 12:30 a.m. on Route 83 near Honeysuckle Rose Lane. A large group was gathered for a Juneteenth celebration in a strip mall parking lot that turned violent, witnesses said.A DuPage County Sheriff's Office official said later Sunday morning that 20 had been shot, one fatally.
Two of those shot are in critical condition, while others suffered what fire officials are calling "graze wounds."
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