Crime
Person drove vehicle into pedestrians at Kipona Festival in Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A chaotic scene unfolded in downtown Harrisburg on Monday evening after a vehicle plowed through a section of the Kipona Festival, injuring at least two people and forcing police to block off part of the city’s riverfront.
The incident happened shortly after 6:00 p.m., just as festivities for the three-day event had concluded.
Witnesses reported that a red van barreled down South Front Street, where vendors were set up, striking multiple people.
The vehicle sustained visible damage to its front bumper and hood.
Festivalgoers described the scene as “chaotic,” with people screaming and running for safety. Several witnesses reported that the driver repeatedly honked the horn while accelerating down the crowded street.
Dauphin County dispatchers confirmed that police and emergency crews responded to the scene at North Front Street and South Street.
Officers later confirmed that two people were injured in the incident.
A damaged red van was located near Cranberry and Front Streets, cordoned off by crime scene tape as officers examined it.
Harrisburg Police Commissioner Thomas Carter and Mayor Wanda Williams both responded to the scene as authorities secured the area.
Police shut down Front Street between the 100 block of State Street and the pedestrian bridge to City Island while investigators processed evidence.
At this time, the Harrisburg Police Department is serving as the primary investigating agency.
Details regarding the driver’s motive and whether any charges have been filed have not yet been released.
Authorities have identified the man shot and killed Friday afternoon in a parking lot outside a Little Caesars restaurant in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.
The victim has been named as Stevens Jeffrey, 29, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The shooting occurred in the 2600 block of West Cermak Road near Rockwell Street at approximately 1:10 p.m., according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD).
Preliminary reports indicate that Jeffrey was sitting in his vehicle when he was approached by an unknown vehicle.
An armed individual exited that vehicle and opened fire, striking Jeffrey multiple times in the face and body.
Emergency responders arrived on the scene, where Jeffrey was pronounced dead. He was discovered inside his vehicle with his two young children, ages 4 and 6, who were unharmed.
Both children were transported to Stroger Hospital for precautionary evaluation.
The shooting took place in the parking lot of a Little Caesars restaurant, where investigators recovered multiple shell casings and placed numerous evidence markers on the ground.
As of Friday evening, no suspects are in custody, and detectives from the CPD Area Four Homicide Unit are leading the investigation. Police have not released information on a possible motive.
Authorities are urging anyone with information about this homicide to contact Chicago Police or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTip.com.