A 14-year-old is dead and 8 others were injured in a pair of shootings in downtown Chicago on Friday night, police said.

The shootings took place on a bustling night, with huge crowds packing downtown Chicago for the Christmas tree lighting and the first night of Christkindlmarket.

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two men were shot, one fatally, on the West Side Sunday night, Chicago police said. The shooting took place at about 9:06 p.m. in the 1200-block of South Independence Boulevard. Police said a 33-year-old man and a 23-year-old man were inside a vehicle when someone on the street took out a gun and fired in their direction.

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Chicago Police continue to investigate a pair of shootings that unfolded in the Loop Friday night, leaving a 14-year-old boy dead and eight other teens wounded in the latest “teen

Two shootings in the Loop happened just hours after the tree lighting ceremony in Millennium Park, which brought thousands of people to downtown Chicago over the weekend.

A shooting near the Chicago Theater in the city's Loop neighborhood Friday evening prompted a heavy police response in the area. Around 10:20 p.m. Friday, Chicago police said they were responding to a shooting near State and Lake Streets, authorities said.