A woman shot at a Chicago White Sox game is suing the team and the stadium authority

CHICAGO (AP) — A woman who was shot in the leg during a White Sox game last year is suing the team and the Illinois agency that owns Guaranteed Rate Field.

The woman was in the left field bleachers in Section 161 when she was shot during the fourth inning of a game against the Oakland A’s on Aug. 25, 2023, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Monday. He was 42 years old then. A 26-year-old woman sitting in the same section suffered a stab wound to the abdomen.

The plaintiff’s attorney, John J. Malm, issued a news release Thursday saying the lawsuit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court, identifying her only as Jane Doe to spare her further harm.

Police said in September 2023 that it was unclear whether the gunfire came from inside or outside the stadium.

The lawsuit alleges that the White Sox and the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority failed to enforce the stadium’s firearms ban and to protect attendees from foreseeable dangers. She is seeking more than $50,000 in damages, personal injury and loss.

The lawsuit repeatedly claims the defendants allowed a gun into the stadium and failed to warn the woman and other fans about the gun, but offers no evidence to support that claim.

Asked Tuesday if detectives had determined where the shots came from, Chicago police spokesman Nathaniel Blackman said only that the investigation remains open.

A phone message left with the team’s media relations department seeking comment was not immediately returned. Maria Saldana, ISFA’s general counsel, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

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