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At least three people were stabbed and more than a dozen injured
in a subsequent stampede after panic broke out at Chicago�s Navy
Pier on Thursday following a Fourth of July fireworks show,
police said.

The stabbings came after an argument broke out on the pier
around 10 p.m., Chicago police Sgt. Rocco Alioto said at a news
conference. Police believe someone shouted "Gun!" in the crowd,
causing people to panic, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

�Just chaos. Chaos. That�s all it was,� a 45-year-old woman
visiting the pier told the newspaper. �We got separated from
each other because everyone went in different directions when it
started. But thank God, He got us all back together. That�s all
that matters.�

�Just chaos. Chaos. That�s all it was.�

� Navy Pier visitor

At least 14 people were hospitalized for non-life-threatening
injuries suffered in the stampede, Alioto said. The three people
with stab wounds were taken to local hospitals in serious-to-
critical condition, Chicago's WMAQ-TV reported.

Earlier reports that someone was also shot were false, police
said. A fourth person, who was originally believed to have been
shot, actually suffered a bad puncture wound from banging into
an overturned table as he fled the scene, police confirmed. That
individual was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, but his
condition was unknown, WMAQ reported.

It remained unclear what prompted the stabbings, and the victims
were "not cooperating" with investigators, Alioto said. The
investigation is ongoing.


Eric Tendian
@EricTendian
� Jul 4, 2019
Replying to @EricTendian
There's a few people in my notifications quoting some of the
above tweets saying they were there and how scary it was in the
chaos, some of them from out-of-town. Luckily all of them safe
as far as I know. #Chicago


Eric Tendian
@EricTendian
In case you're just joining us, there was an hour of mayhem &
mass chaos following #FourthofJuly fireworks at Navy Pier. Start here:https://twitter.com/EricTendian/status/1146975506958622721 �

Eric Tendian
@EricTendian
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Several children were separated from their parents in the
uproar. Navy Pier�s Guest Services organized family
reunifications, according to Chicago Scanner reporter Eric
Tendian, who was tweeting updates as the incident unfolded.
Thousands of others live-streaming from the pier showed a heavy
police presence at the scene, according to the Sun-Times.

People ride a wave swinger at Chicago's Navy Pier, Friday, June
21, 2019. (Associated Press)

Everyone who entered Navy Pier for the fireworks display had to
go through a police checkpoint, Alioto said. The stabbings
occurred outside the "secure" area of the pier, he said.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/fourth-of-july-fireworks-chicago-navy- pier-stabbing-shooting-stampede-trampled-shot

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