(Chicago) Four people were injured early Friday when multiple gunmen, including at least one armed with a rifle, opened fire from two vehicles along the Division Street nightlife corridor early Friday morning, striking four people on the sidewalk.
Police officers assist a wounded person on the sidewalk outside The Lodge Tavern following the Division and Dearborn mass shooting, October 17, 2025. (Citizen)
Chicago Fire Department Truck 10 and police units block the intersection of Division and Dearborn following the early-morning mass shooting in the Gold Coast, October 17, 2025. (Citizen)
The shooting began around 3:48 a.m. in the 1100 block of North Dearborn, an area already under police watch, including more than two dozen probationary officers assigned to the nightlife detail.
Officers reported a gray Acura CL and a black Jeep Grand Cherokee, both without license plates, circling the block several times before the attack.
Chicago police units secure the intersection of Division and Dearborn outside Walgreens as evidence markers line the street following the mass shooting, October 17, 2025. (Citizen)
Moments later, both vehicles unleashed gunfire toward the sidewalk before fleeing south on Dearborn toward the Ontario feeder ramp.
Officers immediately radioed “shots fired” and moved in to render aid. Several of the victims were treated on the pavement as firefighters and paramedics arrived.
Tourniquets were applied, and all four victims were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition.
Investigators recovered about twenty-five shell casings from the scene, including fifteen believed to be from a rifle and ten from a handgun. The pattern of fire confirmed that multiple shooters were involved.
A black Jeep Grand Cherokee linked to the attack was later found around 3:54 a.m. near 161 West 33rd Street. Dispatch audio connected the vehicle to a plate registered to Eddie Williams, ending in 59182. Detectives are reviewing whether it was directly involved in the shooting.
A police supervisor confirmed that no officers discharged their weapons and that police were not targeted in the attack.
Four victims—a 22-year-old woman, a 60-year-old man, a 45-year-old man, and a 24-year-old nightclub bouncer—sustained gunshot wounds to their legs, foot, and forearm, but all were reported in good condition.
No arrests have been made.
Area Three detectives are continuing the investigation.
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Four People Shot in Drive-By 3:48:35 AM CDT @CitizenApp
Person Shot 1100 block of N. Dearborn on October 17, 2025 at approx. 3:48 a.m. (18th District) Posted: October 17, 2025 6:56 AM CDT Updated: October 17, 2025 6:57 AM CDT Chicago Police Department
CPD Citywide 1 3:49:11 AM 10/17/2025 460.125 MHz
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