Video of Chaotic Scene at Bud Billikin Parade Moments After 18-year-old Man Shot

Photo of crime scene area after man
shot  during the 85th Annual Bud Billikin Parade August 9, 2014

 

August 9, 2014 - Chicago, IL

A chaotic scene occurred at Bud Billikin parade as people scattered, running for safety after gun shots fired near the intersection of 42nd and Martin Luther King Drive. About three shots were fired approximately 12:20pm during the parade procession. BreakingVoices was at the scene few yards from the shooting.

After running to safety, BVNews captured video of the moments after the shooting at the Bud Billikin Parade.

Watch #BVNews video of the chaotic moments after the man got shot.

Police rushed into the crowds, then followed the direction of witnesses who pointed to direction where the man ran after being shot. The man ran towards 42nd and Calumet where he fell bleeding.

 

Police and ambulance treated the man's wound at the corner of Calumet and 42nd Street.

The Bud Billikin parade briefly stopped as people ran to safety.  

In video, one can hear at 0:18-22 seconds a parade announcer expressing his disappointment saying, "Come on now Chicago, damn!"

Video also shows four male suspects being arrested by Chicago Police at the corner of 42nd and Calumet.

Police taped off the area where the shooting occurred. Many parade attendees continued watching the parade despite the shooting. 

 

Now in its 85th year, the Bud Billikin annual parade is the largest back-to-school parade in the country. Today's shooting incident is the first known shooting in the parade's history. 

The parade is travels south from 35th St. and Martin Luther King Drive in Bronzeville towards 55th and Washington Park on Chicago's South Side.

 

Watch the #BVNews highlights from the Bud Billikin Parade before the shooting incident. Attendees can be seen enjoying the bands, dancing and having bbqs along the parade route.

 

 

Gun violence is rampant in Chicago, making the city one of the most violent in the country. With brazen shooting incidents like today in broad daylight and at a large parade makes it more urgent for the city and communities to find a solution to stop the violence. 

Share your thoughts about what can be done to solve Chicago's gun violence in the comments below.