'I just wanted to keep my boys safe, but I didn't know what was going to happen,' Ashley Blanck said.
A Kenosha County mom is reliving the moments she and her two youngest kids were forced to hide inside a staff kitchen at Six Flags Great America, after gunshots rang out in the parking lot Sunday night.
The two people who were shot have been released from the hospital, and are expected to be okay, but even now, what happened in those moments outside Six Flags Great America has left a lasting impact on the families who were inside andBlanck's two youngest boys were on a ride at Great America at 7:49 p.m. Sunday. By 7:50 p.m., gunshots rang out outside the amusement park.She said she unbuckled her kids, hopped a fence, and the three ran for their lives.
They didn't know what was happening outside, which actually was a targeted shooting in the parking lot. A white sedan drove to the front entrance. More than one person got out of the car and started shooting, hitting at least two people before taking off.
But others said security wasn't doing consistent bag checks as people were going into the park, although all visitors did have to pass through a metal detector to get inside, as usual.
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