A post-game concert at the home of the White Sox in Chicago, Illinois, was canceled after two women were shot while attending a game the Guaranteed Rate Field stadium.
The Chicago Police Department said in a statement that two women had been injured as a result of the incident: a 42-year-old sustained a gunshot wound to the leg, while a 26-year-old had a grazed abdomen.
The gunshot victim had been taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where she was in a “fair condition,” while the younger woman had “refused medical attention.”
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Footage from inside the arena shows a message on the big screen initially attributing the cancelation of the show to “technical issues,” however the baseball team later released a statement acknowledging the incident.
“Two fans attending Friday night’s game sustained non-life threatening injuries after being struck by bullets,” it said. “It is unclear to investigators whether the shots were fired from inside or outside the ballpark.”
The White Sox added that its stadium security detail had confirmed “that this incident did not involve an altercation of any kind.”
This article will be updated with further information shortly.