A man was shot in the back Wednesday afternoon in Pembroke Township — hours after community leaders gathered to discuss gun violence in the area.
Kankakee County sheriff's police responded to the shooting at 2:25 p.m. around Sneed Court and 3000S Road. The victim was transported to a Kankakee hospital, but his condition is unknown.
Police say a nurse was on scene and the victim was conscious. He and witnesses were uncooperative, and no suspect information has been released.
On Saturday, gunfire sent hundreds of people scrambling at Martin Luther King Park during the annual Pembroke Days festival.
Witnesses say only a handful of people were fighting around 6 p.m. when 10 to 15 shots were fired. Two men were struck but suffered non-life threatening injuries. One of the shooting victims has already been released from the hospital, Pembroke Township Supervisor Sharon White said.
The event was winding down when police from across the county assisted in restoring calm.
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