Six Flags Great America shooting Gunfire outside Gurnee amusement park leaves three injured × Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout SK POP News Six Flags Great America shooting Gunfire outside Gurnee amusement park leaves three injured A shooting at Six Flags left three people injured (Image via Tim Boyle/Getty) Like Like Excited Happy Anxious Angry Sad Comment Share Aurko Maitra CONTRIBUTOR Follow Modified 15 Aug 2022 On Sunday, August 14, a shooting at a Six Flags amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, left three people with non-life-threatening injuries. Two of them were hospitalized whereas one denied treatment. While the incident is still currently under investigation, it is believed that the shooter may have fired gunshots from a vehicle before driving away. CNN reported that employees and authorities evacuated all visitors from the area. Six Flags Great America@SFGreat_AmericaThis evening, three people were injured outside the park when shots were fired from a single vehicle. The vehicle immediately drove away. Park security and on-site Gurnee Police Department Substation officers responded immediately. Law enforcement is investigating.690287This evening, three people were injured outside the park when shots were fired from a single vehicle. The vehicle immediately drove away. Park security and on-site Gurnee Police Department Substation officers responded immediately. Law enforcement is investigating. Illinois authorities have not yet disclosed the names of the suspects or their potential motivations. However, a statement by Gurnee police revealed that they believed the shooting to be the culmination of a "targeted incident that occurred outside the park." Matt Young@MattYoungStatement from Gurnee police surrounding Six Flags Great America shooting. Cops say incident was not a random act.185Statement from Gurnee police surrounding Six Flags Great America shooting. Cops say incident was not a random act. https://t.co/aZzfgGCvND Six Flags shooting initially believed to be active shooter situation later dismissed by police As per WGN News, when gunshots were reported, some visitors at Six Flags believed that they were in the midst of an active shooter situation. In an interview with the outlet, bystander Laurie Walker described her experience. She said: “(Someone shouted) 'there is an active shooter, get down, get down,' We didn’t know what was going on, so we get down.” Walker told the outlet that she and her daughter, Grace, initially hid before promptly jumping over a fence and escaping. Lake & McHenry County Scanner@LMCScannerShooting (Gurnee) Gurnee PD and Gurnee FD on scene of a shooting at the front gates of Six Flags Great America, 1 Six Flags Parkway. Multiple ambulances requested. facebook.com/22979303376960…365232Shooting (Gurnee) Gurnee PD and Gurnee FD on scene of a shooting at the front gates of Six Flags Great America, 1 Six Flags Parkway. Multiple ambulances requested. facebook.com/22979303376960… Despite initial fears, in a later press release, Lake County Deputy Chief Chris Covelli said that the incident was not considered an active shooter situation by authorities, noting that the suspects fled almost immediately after firing shots and no subsequent shootings had been reported. Charlie Donda, who was present at the venue, spoke to CBS about the shooting and recalled initially thinking that "there were fireworks," before noticing hundreds of people running to safety. Michael Pontrelli, another man who was at the scene with his family, described the evacuation process to CBS and said that armed cops were running in and "escorting everyone out." Lil_Smoll@Lil_SmollToday there was a shooting at Six Flags Great America ima Gurnee IL. They were shot at around 7:50 PM. I was present when the shots were fired. #SixFlags #Illinois6910Today there was a shooting at Six Flags Great America ima Gurnee IL. They were shot at around 7:50 PM. I was present when the shots were fired. #SixFlags #Illinois Rachel Kendziora, a Communications Specialist from the park, told CBS that due to several precautions taken by Six Flags, they were able to smoothly evacuate the area and minimise damage with the assistance of security personnel and Gurnee police officers. Following the incident, Six Flags released an official statement noting the safety measures taken to deal with such incidents. The statement read: "Cameras placed in the parking lot and inside the park, uniformed and plain clothes patrols throughout the property, and advanced screening technology allow us to react quickly and provide important information." It ended by thanking the Gurnee Police "for their on-going presence and commitment."Tane Walker@tanewalker_41 days ago I was in a Fourth of July parade in highland park, IL. Today i was at six flags, great america in Gurnee, IL but was lucky enough to leave before there was another shooting. I can't leave my house anymore without feeling unsafe. Change needs to happen right now.133621041 days ago I was in a Fourth of July parade in highland park, IL. Today i was at six flags, great america in Gurnee, IL but was lucky enough to leave before there was another shooting. I can't leave my house anymore without feeling unsafe. Change needs to happen right now. The Six Flags shooting comes on the heels of last month's Highland Park Parade massacre, which left seven dead and 48 injured during a Fourth of July Parade. × Rate this story! Thank You! LIVE POLL Q. 0 votes so far Edited by Upasya Bhowal Like Like Excited Happy Anxious Angry Sad Share Comments Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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