1 killed, 13 wounded Sunday in Chicago gun violence

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Police investigate a shooting about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, June 2, 2018 in the 1200 block of West 73rd Place. | Justin Jackson/ Sun-Times

One person was killed and 13 were wounded Sunday in gun violence across Chicago.

The homicide took place outside a birthday party early Sunday in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.

A former Chicago Public Schools employee was shot dead and three others were wounded about 2:25 a.m. when they gathered in the 1200 block of West 73rd Place, Chicago Police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said. Two people in a passing SUV opened fire and shot 35-year-old Ari Armour in his head and back. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Ari Armour | ABC 7 Chicago

Ari Armour | ABC 7 Chicago

Armour previously worked as a security guard and assistant football coach at Hubbard High School, 6200 S. Hamlin Ave., according to relatives who spoke to ABC7 Eyewitness News. The father of two was also a children’s book author.

“He cared too much to be taken so soon,” Antonio Carter, Armour’s longtime friend, told the Sun-Times. “He was a father, husband, brother, uncle and friend and this can’t be life for my people.”

Other victims of the shooting included a 25-year-old woman and two men, ages 19 and 32, police said. They were treated at local hospitals.

Later in the afternoon, a kids’ ride turned into a crime scene when a man was shot at a Little Village carnival right next to a Cook County courthouse. As young children waited their turn to use a handful of rides at a carnival that spanned three blocks, a group of men started arguing about 5:05 p.m. near the festival’s entrance at 26th Street and California Avenue, according to police.

At some point during the argument, one of the men took out a gun and opened fire. A 26-year-old was struck in the right leg, police said. His condition stabilized at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Police tape marked a carnival ride as part of a crime scene Sunday at a carnival in the 2600 block of South California Avenue. | Nader Issa/Sun-Times

Police tape marked a carnival ride as part of a crime scene Sunday at a carnival in the 2600 block of South California Avenue. | Nader Issa/Sun-Times

About 100 yards from the shooting, a dad stood with his 8-year-old daughter as she waited in line at a tea cups ride. The father, who asked not to be named, said he saw the group of men arguing as they slowly moved toward the entrance of the carnival. Moments later, he saw a crowd of people screaming and running away from the entrance, so he grabbed his daughter and moved her away.

“We live two blocks from here, and we came to this carnival last year, too,” he said. “You just try to have something fun for the kids, and this happens.” Police said Sunday evening that they’re speaking to two people of interest in the shooting, but nobody was in custody.

Police investigate a shooting Sunday night in the 6100 block of South King Drive. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Police investigate a shooting Sunday night in the 6100 block of South King Drive. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

In other shootings Sunday:

On Saturday, nine people were wounded in shootings across the city.

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