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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

My fault Sox game not stopped after stadium shooting, interim police superintendent says

Fred Waller, who is near the end of his time as interim superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, said police should have stopped play at Guaranteed Rate Field Aug. 25 after two women sitting in the bleachers were wounded by gunfire. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

The White Sox Aug. 25 game against the Oakland A’s should have been stopped completely— or at the very least delayed — after two women were struck by bullets near section 161 of Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago’s interim police superintendent said Thursday.

Interim Chicago Police Supt. Fred Waller told the Sun-Times the game was allowed to continue without interruption due to “miscommunication” on the protocol for notifying Major League Baseball. That issue has been addressed and won’t happen again, he said.

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