Crime
Four People Shot in Early Morning Mass Shooting in Altgeld Gardens Neighborhood
CHICAGO, IL — Just hours after a deadly mass shooting outside the Artis Lounge nightclub downtown, another mass shooting occurred in the Altgeld Gardens community on Chicago’s Far South Side.
The incident took place around 3:17 a.m. on Thursday, July 3, 2025, in the 600 block of East 133rd Street, near 133rd and Langley.
According to Chicago police, a group of individuals was gathered outside when unknown assailant(s) opened fire, striking four people.
When officers from the 5th District arrived, they located two victims on the scene, while two others had already transported themselves to area hospitals for treatment.
The victims have been identified as follows:
- Victim 1: A 21-year-old male suffered gunshot wounds to the arm and thigh. He was transported by ambulance to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
- Victim 2: A 31-year-old male sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the body and was transported to Christ Medical Center in critical condition.
- Victim 3: A 29-year-old female sustained a gunshot wound to the arm and self-transported to Christ Medical Center, where she was listed in stable condition.
- Victim 4: A 29-year-old male was shot in the shoulder and self-transported to Roseland Hospital before being transferred to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he is in serious but stable condition.
At this time, no suspect information has been made available, and the motive remains under investigation.
Detectives from Area Two are handling the case and are working to identify the individuals responsible for this violent act.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Chicago Police Department or submit tips anonymously to CrimeStoppers.
AUSTIN, Texas — A man was taken into custody Saturday afternoon following a shooting inside the Austin Central Library that left one person seriously injured and prompted a large emergency response and temporary shelter-in-place order in the downtown area.
According to the Austin Police Department (APD), officers responded shortly after 12:00 p.m. to reports of gunfire inside the Austin Central Library, located at 710 W. César Chávez Street.
Upon arrival, police and Austin-Travis County EMS units found one victim suffering from a gunshot wound.
The individual was transported to a local hospital in serious but stable condition.
Assistant Police Chief Lee Rogers stated during a press briefing that the shooter fled the scene before officers arrived.
After an extensive search, the suspect—identified as 55-year-old Harold Newton Keene—was located and arrested in South Austin at approximately 1:25 p.m.
The library was safely evacuated, and the shelter-in-place alert was lifted shortly after Keene’s apprehension.
Authorities emphasized that the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident involving only one suspect and one victim.
“This was not an active shooter situation,” Rogers confirmed.
Preliminary reports and public records reveal that Harold Newton Keene has a lengthy criminal history, including multiple arrests for assault, family violence, terroristic threats, burglary, drug possession, and evading arrest.
He is described by law enforcement officials as a habitual violent offender who has had numerous prior run-ins with police.
Records indicate Keene was previously arrested for threatening a man with a firearm several months ago and, in a separate incident, assaulted another inmate while in custody at the Travis County Jail.
In both cases, prosecutors later declined to pursue charges.
Authorities have not yet released a possible motive for the shooting or confirmed whether the suspect and victim knew each other.
The Austin Police Department’s Major Crimes Division is leading the investigation.
Anyone with information related to the incident is urged to contact the Austin Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS.