Chicago police are investigating a mass shooting on the city’s South Side in the Washington Park neighborhood. Officers attempted to disperse a crowd on the 5400 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue shortly after 11:30 p.m., when gunfire erupted, leaving one 35-year-old man dead and at least nine others injured.
WHO:Chicago Police
WHAT:Police investigated a mass shooting that left one person dead and at least nine others injured.
WHEN:Reported Aug 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE:Washington Park neighborhood, Chicago, Illinois
WHY:Motive not yet established.
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