CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Questions remain unanswered about the shooting incident at Guaranteed Rate Field last Friday in which two women were wounded by gunfire in the left-field bleachers while the White Sox game was being played.
Did the gunfire come from inside or outside the park? There are theories, but no facts that are being shared by Chicago police, if they have them.
"It coming from outside is something that we've almost completely dispelled, but we're still looking at every avenue," said Interim Police Superintendent Fred Waller earlier this week.
The White Sox aren’t so sure about that.
Fans do have to go through metal detectors entering the park. A University of Alabama Professor, Walter Enders, has studied metal detectors, and he spoke to CBS-2.
"Yes, metal detectors can fail for a couple of reasons," Enders said.
That includes the sensitivity setting. The metal detectors were at the highest settings, a White Sox source said.
Timothy Hicks is a firearms expert with Professional Analysis and Consulting.
"I think that it is more likely than not that it came from inside the park," Hicks said.
He doesn’t think there would be enough velocity left to do much damage from outside the park, but again, we only have theories right now.
People want some answers.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering to lend its expertise.