Crime & Safety

Mass Shooting Leaves 1 Dead On Green Bay Road In Evanston: Police

A 17-year-old boy died after five people were shot Sunday night in Evanston, police said.

Police received multiple calls of gunfire at in the 1900 block of Green Bay Road Sunday evening.
Police received multiple calls of gunfire at in the 1900 block of Green Bay Road Sunday evening. (Max Weingardt)

EVANSTON, IL — Police said five people were shot Sunday evening in Evanston. At least one of those struck has died.

Officers were dispatched to the Mobil Gas Station, 1950 Green Bay Road, shortly after 7 p.m. in response to multiple reports of gunfire, according to police.

Police found four gunshot victims at the gas station and a fifth about a block south. According to a police spokesperson, one of the people found at the gas station later died.

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(Max Weingardt)

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the person who died as 17-year-old Karl Dennison. No information on the other people shot was immediately available from police. No one was reported to be in custody Sunday night.


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