White Sox Owner Reinsdorf to Face Deposition in Lawsuit Over 2023 Stadium Shooting

In a twist that could rival a plot from a Chicago crime drama, a Cook County judge has ordered Jerry Reinsdorf, the owner of the Chicago White Sox and Bulls, to face deposition in a lawsuit tied to a bizarre shooting at Guaranteed Rate Field in August 2023. The incident, which left a 42-year-old woman shot in the leg and a 26-year-old grazed in the abdomen, remains a head-scratcher nearly two years later, with no clear answers on how a firearm slipped past security.

The lawsuit, filed by the injured woman in 2024, accuses the team of negligence and recklessness, pointing fingers at the ballpark’s failure to enforce its strict no-weapons policy. Despite metal detectors and rules banning even pepper spray, a gun somehow made its way into the stands. Fans at the time were left rattled, some fleeing the stadium while others lingered, expecting a Vanilla Ice postgame concert that was abruptly canceled for 'technical issues.' Talk about a night that went from 'Ice, Ice, Baby' to chaos in a hurry.

While the White Sox fell 12-4 to the Athletics that night, the game played on, as if gunfire were just another day at the ballpark. The bigger question looms: how does a weapon breach a fortress of fandom, and what does this mean for Reinsdorf’s empire? Stay tuned as this legal saga unfolds.