2 Dead After 10 People Shot In Brighton Park Gang Retaliation: Cops

CHICAGO, IL — Two people were killed and eight were wounded Sunday in Brighton Park after two shooters with assault rifles opened fire during a memorial for a man fatally shot earlier in the day, according to Chicago police. The shooting is thought to be gang-related retaliation for the earlier murder, police officials said at a press conference Sunday at the scene of the violence in the 4600 block of South Rockwell Avenue.

Calling the incident "another brazen act of gang violence on the streets of Chicago," Deputy Superintendent Kevin Navarro said the two shooters armed with assault rifles came out of an alley at about 5:15 p.m. Sunday, May 7, and began firing on people participating in a memorial for Daniel Cardova, who had been shot and killed at around 4:30 a.m. in the neighborhood. A man and a woman were killed by the gunfire, and the wounded victims were taken to multiple area hospitals, he said. Navarro added that Cardova's shooting had been gang-related, and the weapon used also had been an assault rifle.

SIGN UP: Get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest news for Chicago — or your neighborhood. And iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app.

Additional tactical and gang teams were being moved into the area to prevent further violence in the neighborhood in the coming days, Deputy Chief Kevin Ryan said. Investigators also had leads on "the people involved," he added.

“We have a fairly good idea of the conflict involved and where we need to be deployed,” Ryan said at the news conference.

Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th Ward), who represents Brighton Park, called for residents to identify the gang members, drug dealers and the individuals supporting them in order to help stem the gun violence running through the city.

"I am thankful today that no innocent lives were lost, no children were shot, no police officers were shot. But that will not always be the case as long as we continue to harbor these kinds of criminals in our communities," he said. "We must stand together to put an end to this nonsense in our neighborhoods."

WATCH: Chicago police officials discuss Sunday's Brighton Park shooting that killed two people and wounded eight:

Deputy Superintendent Kevin Navarro (left) and Ald. Raymond Lopez (right) talk at a press conference Sunday, May 7, to discuss the Brighton Park shooting that killed two people and wounded eight. (Photo via Chicago Police Department)

Like What You're Reading? Stay Patched In!

• Like our Crime page on Facebook
• Check out the Events Calendar for what’s going on