A baseball coach was shot, apparently by one of his players, at a park in the Far South Side's Roseland neighborhood this afternoon, officials said, citing preliminary information.The player who shot the coach is a 19 year 0ld and the police are looking for him right now! Hey the comments are getting nasty here. If you got something to say please go there and let your voices be heard!
The incident occurred at about 2:20 p.m. near 95th Street and Michigan Avenue, police said. That location is Abbott Park.
The coach was taken from the scene in serious-to-critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. Police said he suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
UPDATE 8:23 PM Video on this story from WGN
UPDATE 9/7/209 @ 11:07 AM: ABC7 has this story as well!
A family member says Coach Glynn Hall is in fair condition. She said the player became upset because Hall wouldn't let him play. The relative also told ABC7 Chicago that the player shot Hall four times, once in each arm and twice in the back.
Police have not made any arrests.
This is a troubling story because attacks on coaches is happening too much. We have parents living out their dreams through their children and get upset and kids who have been told they are the next "Mike" and don't learn to love the game and spell TEAM(there is no I). We have to teach kids how to love the game.
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