Three attending funeral services at Chicago church injured in shooting

The service was in memory of a gang interventionist, officials said, and one or more of the victims may be related.

Chicago police investigate a shooting that injured at least three people at a funeral in the city's Roseland neighborhood on Saturday, July 23, 2022. WMAQ

By Dennis Romero

At least three men were injured in a shooting outside a Chicago church as friends and loved ones were leaving a funeral service, officials said.

At a news conference a church official said the count for those struck or injured could reach five because it's possible some victims may have used private vehicles to seek medical aid.

The service was for a gang interventionist, mentioned only by his nickname, who was well known in the Roseland community, said an official of the Universal Community Missionary Baptist Church, where the violence took place.