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DuPAGE COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) — The man killed in a shooting that left 22 others injured early Sunday morning near southwest suburban Willowbrook has been identified.
Reginald Meadows, 31, of Willowbrook died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen, the DuPage County Coroner’s Office said Monday morning.
He was among 23 shot in a strip mall parking lot that remained blocked off to customers Monday morning.
Investigators described the incident as a “peaceful Juneteenth gathering Saturday, turned violent.”
Cellphone video shows the moments after gunfire unleashed on the parking lot, near Route 83 and Honeysuckle Rose Lane in unincorporated Willowbrook.
People can be seen running and ducking for cover.
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“Last year, me and my kids were here, and it was nice. They were residents, a bunch of families out, they had a DJ, and it was a good time celebrating Juneteenth in the neighborhood. But for some reason this year, just really got out of hand,” neighbor Jenilynn Humble said. “I came out earlier in the night, and it felt a little rowdy, it felt off. So I ended up going in the house about 15 minutes later. I heard a lot of gunshots going off, scary.”
DuPage County sheriff’s deputies said they were monitoring the Juneteenth gathering Saturday that began about 6 p.m.
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They were called away briefly for a 911 call, when deputies heard the gunshots and immediately returned.
Victims were taken to multiple hospitals in DuPage, Cook and Will counties.
Their ages were still unknown Monday.
DuPage County officials did not immediately share any information about who might be responsible for the shooting.
They are still in the process of interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance video.
In a news release Monday, the sheriff’s office said detectives are working to find additional witnesses and victims who may not have sought medical attention for their injuries.
President Joe Biden “has been tracking” the incident, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday.
She said the White House had “reached out to state and local officials to offer any federal assistance needed.”
“It’s devastating,” she said. “It’s tragic. This type of gun violence needs to stop, and the president is going to continue to use his bully pulpit to speak to that. He’s going to continue to do everything that he can.”
