Gurnee, IL – There were reports of a shooting at Six Flags Great America in Lake County, Illinois Sunday night.
Multiple witnesses posted to social media showing a large police response and parkgoers sheltering in place or fleeing.
Shooting at Six Flags (Gurnee Illinois) please stay safe and pray pic.twitter.com/pXH5As8Q4E
— Cameron Hundley (@Camtheman223) August 15, 2022
#BREAKING: Multiple people have been shot at Six Flags in #Gurnee. Reported active shooter.#ChicagoScanner @SPOTNEWSonIG pic.twitter.com/0J9T7gHVSi
— Willie Gillespie (@wgweather) August 15, 2022
second mass shooting scare of 2022! this time at six flags! pic.twitter.com/ENu35LMY0z
— jack (@babushkakov) August 15, 2022
something definitely happened pic.twitter.com/6yzx9iLzmG
— jack (@babushkakov) August 15, 2022
GURNEE,IL *MULTI VICTIM SHOOTING* SIX FLAGS AMUSEMENT PARK – IN THE WATER PARK AREA – RPT OF AT LEAST 4 INJURIES AFTER SHOTS FIRED – EMS ON SCENE TREATING #BREAKING
— Alertpage, Inc (@alertpage) August 15, 2022
Shooting at six flags wtf.
The horror of the families and kids hiding in the bathroom with us. I hope nobody experiences this fear ever. Everybody I hope you are safe. #PrayTogether #sixflags #shooting pic.twitter.com/lVyHa4HuQA
— PAULINA PALERMO (@paulinapalermo) August 15, 2022
It was unclear what led up to the possible shooting and an exact number of victims is unknown.
Six Flags Great America is an amusement park within the northern Chicago metropolitan area.
This is a breaking news update.
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