'Chicago Fire' shooting was 'unbelievable,' funeral home director says real blaze nearby made scene 'chaotic'
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"Chicago Fire" actors battled a fake fire when a real blaze broke out down the street, causing confusion among bystanders which was then followed by a shooting.
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Almost as soon as the real fire was reported, authorities responded to the scene shortly after 1:45 p.m. when an "unknown offender, armed with a handgun shot at a group of people standing in the 5900 block of W. Madison Street" near the Oak Park area of the city, according to the Chicago Police Department.
Childs Jr. explained the entire scenario was "chaotic" as neighbors were bewildered as to why the dozens of assumed firefighters in his lot weren't responding to the fire down the street, unbeknownst to them that the people they had been watching put out fires weren't trained first responders, but were actually actors.