This loaded handgun magazine (pictured at left) was found at a Movies in the Park screening Thursday in Wicker Park (right), organizers said. View Full Caption Provided

WICKER PARK — Wicker Park's namesake park could get more security after a handgun magazine loaded with bullets was found in the park during a showing of "Edward Scissorhands" that drew 3,000 people Thursday.

What's more, a few hours after the Movies in the Park showing, a Dumpster at the park was set on fire.

The incidents have prompted members of the volunteer-run Wicker Park Advisory Council to seek donations to a fund to hire additional security, but organizers said they might cancel future movie screenings if they can't raise enough money.

Doug Wood, treasurer of the Wicker Park Advisory Council, sent an email about the incident to Park District and Chicago Police officials and aldermen, as well as community leaders.

During Thursday's showing of the movie, a 9mm magazine loaded with bullets was found by a woman who was walking near the southeastern corner of the park, at Schiller Street and Damen Avenues, according to a law enforcement source.

The woman gave the magazine to a park security guard. And later that night, police searched for a handgun along with help from volunteers, though no weapon was found.

Then, around 1 a.m., a Dumpster was observed on fire by police as they patrolled the park, at 1425 N. Damen Ave.

The Dumpster is located between the park's playground and basketball courts.

Officer Jose Estrada, a Chicago Police spokesman, was not immediately able to provide information on either incident.

Larry Langford, a Chicago Fire Department spokesman, did not have any information about the Dumpster fire.

Wood said that the group plans to hire private security for the remaining movies in the park to augment the existing park security and Shakespeare District (14th) police.

Daniel Hawkins, president of the Wicker Park Committee, a neighborhood group, said, he is "concerned about the lack of police resources available to the Wicker Park neighborhood in general and believes the issues we are experiencing at Movies in the Park are a symptom of that larger problem."

At 7 p.m. this Wednesday, the Wicker Park Committee is planning to host its monthly meeting in the park field house, 1425 N. Damen Ave. The focus of the meeting will be safety, Hawkins said.

Ald. Joe Moreno (1st), Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) and and Lt. Joseph Giambrone have confirmed attendance at the meeting, Hawkins said. For more info or to reserve your spot, click here.

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