One person was killed and eight others were injured in a pair of shootings downtown Chicago late Friday night following the city's official Christmas tree lighting hours earlier.

In the first incident, seven teenagers were shot at approximately 9:50 p.m. along North State Street near East Madison Street. According to police, officers on patrol observed a large group on the sidewalk, heard gunshots and saw a number of people fleeing the scene.

Less than an hour later, two people were shot near South Dearborn and West Adams streets, police stated. An unidentified man was shot multiple times and taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A second victim, an 18-year-old man, was shot in the leg and hospitalised in serious condition. The two incidents occurred roughly three b

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