1 teen dead and 8 injured in separate downtown Chicago shootings

A teenager was fatally shot and at least eight other teens were wounded in separate shootings in downtown Chicago on Friday night, just hours after the official Christmas tree lighting ceremony at nearby Millennium Park, according to authorities

A teenager was fatally shot and at least eight other teens were wounded in separate shootings in downtown Chicago on Friday night, just hours after the official Christmas tree lighting ceremony at nearby Millennium Park, according to authorities.

The first shooting occurred at 9:50 p.m. near the Chicago Theater, with seven teenagers ages 13 to 17 sustaining gunshot wounds, according to a statement from the Chicago Police Department.

All of the teenagers were transported to local hospitals and have survived, police said.

The second shooting occurred less than an hour later in the same neighborhood, according to police. Both victims in the second shooting were 18 years old. One of them was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

No suspects have been arrested in connection with either incident, police said. Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information on the shooters.