Chicago police have arrested four men in connection with a shooting at Cornell Square Park in the Back of the Yards neighborhood last week that wounded 13 people, including a 3-year-old boy, authorities said, as reported by CNN.
Two of the four suspects, 22-year-old Tabari Young and 21-year-old Bryon Champ, fired shots in the incident, while the third suspect 20-year-old Kewane Gatewood is accused of supplying the assault weapon. The fourth suspect 22-year-old Brad Jeff was allegedly the lookout person during the shooting.
"Our officers and our detectives have worked tirelessly in partnership with the community, to solve this case and hold the criminals who committed this senseless act of violence responsible for their actions," Chicago Police Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy said in a statement.
The gang-related shooting reportedly involved used of an assault-style rifle with a high-capacity magazine was used in the shooting. Champ, one of the suspects, is a notorious gang member, police said.
Chicago bans some semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines and restricts handguns.
The recent spate of violence in Chicago has prompted a new discussion about gun control in America.
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