CHICAGO (WLS) -- For the first time, the ABC7 I-Team heard exclusively from one of the victims of last month's mass shooting in River North .

Chicago police said 18 people were shot, four fatally, after a gunman opened fire following a mixtape release party at Artis Restaurant and Lounge.

A local photographer survived and is opening up about what he remembers from that traumatic night.

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Christian Loggins, 25, says his life will never be the same after he was shot twice during the mass shooting. He wants people to understand the trauma he experienced and his journey to recovery.

"We walked out for maybe like two seconds and that's when I heard shots going off," Loggins said. "I don't hear gunshots often, but that stood out to me

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