Gurnee, IL – There were reports of a drive-by shooting at Six Flags Great America in Lake County, Illinois Sunday night.
Multiple witnesses posted to social media showing a large police response and parkgoers sheltering in place or fleeing.
Shooting at Six Flags (Gurnee Illinois) please stay safe and pray 🙏🏼❤️ pic.twitter.com/pXH5As8Q4E
— Cameron Hundley (@Camtheman223) August 15, 2022
#BREAKING: Multiple people have been shot at Six Flags in #Gurnee. Reported active shooter.#ChicagoScanner @SPOTNEWSonIG pic.twitter.com/0J9T7gHVSi
— Willie Gillespie (@wgweather) August 15, 2022
second mass shooting scare of 2022! this time at six flags! pic.twitter.com/ENu35LMY0z
— jack (@babushkakov) August 15, 2022
something definitely happened pic.twitter.com/6yzx9iLzmG
— jack (@babushkakov) August 15, 2022
GURNEE,IL *MULTI VICTIM SHOOTING* SIX FLAGS AMUSEMENT PARK – IN THE WATER PARK AREA – RPT OF AT LEAST 4 INJURIES AFTER SHOTS FIRED – EMS ON SCENE TREATING #BREAKING
— Alertpage, Inc (@alertpage) August 15, 2022
Shooting at six flags wtf.
The horror of the families and kids hiding in the bathroom with us. I hope nobody experiences this fear ever. Everybody I hope you are safe. #PrayTogether #sixflags #shooting pic.twitter.com/lVyHa4HuQA— PAULINA PALERMO (@paulinapalermo) August 15, 2022
According to FOX 32 Chicago, ‘three people were shot outside the front entrance gates to the park. The three victims all sustained non-life threatening injuries.’
No suspects were in custody at the time of this posting.
Six Flags Great America is an amusement park within the northern Chicago metropolitan area.
This is a breaking news update.
