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A fight in a large group on East Margaret T. Burroughs Drive ended with a woman being shot in the leg, and police made an arrest 31 days later.
A late-night argument in Washington Park turned violent when gunfire erupted inside a large crowd.
The incident unfolded around 9:17 p.m. on September 6, 2026.
An 18-year-old woman stood among a large gathering of people in the 700 block of East Margaret T. Burroughs Drive.
That South Side location sits within the boundaries of the Chicago Police Department’s 2nd District.
A heated verbal quarrel broke out among several individuals gathered at the scene.
The verbal dispute quickly escalated into a physical fight between multiple people in the crowd.
An armed individual pulled out a handgun during the fight and opened fire toward the group.
A bullet struck the 18-year-old woman directly in her right calf during the sudden shooting.
The shooter fled the park immediately after discharging the weapon.
Emergency medical personnel rushed to the scene following emergency calls to 911.
Paramedics treated the wounded woman and transported her to the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Hospital medical staff evaluated the victim and listed her in good condition.
Responding Chicago police officers secured the scene and searched the pavement for shell casings.
Area One Homicide Investigation Support Team detectives launched an investigation to track down the shooter.
Officers gathered evidence and identified 18-year-old Dureya Lark as a key participant in the attack.
Lark maintains a listed home residence in the 2600 block of West Washington Boulevard.
Homicide detectives located Lark on October 7, 2026, in the 2600 block of West Warren Boulevard.
Officers took Lark into custody without further incident a month after the park shooting.
Cook County prosecutors reviewed the investigation details and approved heavy felony charges.
State officials charged Lark with one felony count of first-degree attempted murder.
Prosecutors also charged Lark with one felony count of aggravated battery involving firearm discharge.
Lark attends a formal detention hearing on October 8, 2026, at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse.
The scheduled court proceeding takes place inside the judicial facility at 2600 South California Avenue.
