1 Dead, 2 Others Shot As Gunfire Breaks Out During Party: Sheriff

CRETE TOWNSHIP, IL — A Chicago man is dead and two other people wounded after someone opened fire at a large party in unincorporated Will County, the sheriff's office said. A deputy responding to a disturbance at a party just before midnight Friday in the 25000 block of Stoney Island in Crete Township found a crowd of nearly 200 people.

Police said one or more party-goers were seen with guns, and the deputy saw one person open fire into the crowd of people from a distance.

Instead of running, police said the large crowd began fighting after the shots rang out.

Deputies called for backup and police from numerous other agencies in the suburbs arrived at the scene. Police found two victims with gunshot wounds inside the house. Both victims were transported to area hospitals by the Crete Fire Department and Crete Township Fire Department.

One man, identified as 23-year-old Deangelo Young of Chicago, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

Another victim with a gunshot wound to the chest was taken to an area hospital in critical condition. Party-goers brought a third gunshot victim to a third hospital in stable condition.

Police said most, if not all of those at the party, were not from the area.

Anyone with information on the fatal shooting should contact Detective Daryl Morse at 815-727-8574, extension 4947.

Tips also can be left online anonymously at www.willcosheriff.org/enforcement/submit-a-crime-tip or by calling Will County Crime Stoppers by telephone at 800-323-6734.