Crime & Safety

No Arrests In Six Flags Parking Lot Shooting: Police

Three people were injured when shots were fired in the parking lot of the Gurnee theme park Sunday night.

Emergency vehicles are shown in the parking lot of Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Ill., Sunday night, Aug. 14, 2022. Three people were injured in a shooting in the parking lot that sent visitors scrambling for safety, authorities said.
Emergency vehicles are shown in the parking lot of Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Ill., Sunday night, Aug. 14, 2022. Three people were injured in a shooting in the parking lot that sent visitors scrambling for safety, authorities said. (Kaitlin Washburn/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

GURNEE, IL — No one has been arrested in connection with a shooting that injured three people in the parking lot at Six Flags Great America Sunday night.

The "targeted incident" happened at about 7:50 p.m. when a white sedan drove into the parking lot at the theme park, 1 Great America Parkway in Gurnee, and drove toward the entrance. The suspects got out of the vehicle and started shooting at a person in the parking lot, according to a news release from the Illinois State Police.

The shooter or shooters then got back into the vehicle and fled the scene, authorities said. As of Thursday morning, no arrests had been made in connection with the shooting, Shawn Taylor, public information officer for the Gurnee Police, told Patch.

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A 17-year-old Aurora boy and a 19-year-old woman from Appleton, Wisconsin, were both taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville following the shooting with injuries that are not considered life-threatening. The boy sustained an injury to the upper thigh and the woman had a lower leg wound, according to authorities. Both people were released from the hospital after being treated for their injuries, Det. Shawn Gaylor said on Monday.

A third person sustained a shoulder injury but was not taken to the hospital for further treatment, authorities said.

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Anyone with information about this incident or the individuals involved is asked to contact the Gurnee Police at (847) 599-7000. Anonymous tips may also be submitted to Lake County Crime Stoppers by phone at: 847-662-222; or online at lakecountycrimestoppers.com; or on the P3 Tips mobile app.

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