Loop shooting raises downtown security concerns ahead of Thanksgiving holiday

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A shooting over the weekend has many in edge who are planning to come downtown to celebrate the holiday.

A 19-year-old was shot Saturday during the Mag Mile Lights Festival.

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The president of Chicago Loop Alliance says he was surprised to hear of the shooting but still his team is prepared with security for the big holiday crowds.

Cell video showing paramedics finding 19-year-old woman looking for help inside the downtown Macy's after she was shot Saturday night just before 9.

But with downtown streets expected to be packed with the Thanksgiving parade and Black Friday coming up, the Chicago Loop Alliance said they will have 16 ambassadors trained to help de-escalate situations

Walking the street will be 60 security personnel in various businesses and stores in the Loop as well as working closely with Chicago police. But the alliance says people coming downtown still need to be smart.

"It's better when you're in a crowd of people doing sort of the right thing, as opposed to a crowd of people doing the wrong thing," Chicago Loop Alliance president Michael Edwards said. "It's really still a great place to bring your family. Do you have to be safe? Do you have to be cognizant of what's going on? Sure. Yes, you do."

Chicago police said no one has been charged in the shooting from Saturday.

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