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The emotional wounds are still lingering Monday after nearly two dozen people were shot during a Juneteenth celebration over the weekend.

WILLOWBROOK, Ill. — One man is dead and at least 22 others were injured after a shooting erupted at a Juneteenth celebration being held at an unincorporated Willowbrook Strip Mall early Sunday morning.

Here is what we know so far:

Man fatally shot identified
According to the DuPage County Coroner’s Office, 31-year-old Reginald Meadows was identified Monday morning as the man who was fatally shot during the Willowbrook Juneteenth Mass Shooting.

Reginald ‘Reggie’ Meadows, man fatally shot in Willowbrook Juneteenth Mass Shooting.
Meadows leaves behind two children. A family friend set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for his funeral costs and provide a financial safety net for his children.

Community comes together to support children of man killed in Willowbrook Juneteenth mass shooting
Timeline of events

Investigators look over the scene of an overnight mass shooting at a strip mall in Willowbrook, Ill., Sunday, June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)Read More »
According to the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO), a group of people were peacefully gathered at a strip mall in unincorporated Willowbrook around 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning near Route 83 and Honeysuckle Rose Lane when shots were fired.

Deputies said an unknown number of individuals fired shots from multiple weapons in the crowd gathered at the event.