Gun violence is down across America this year but it peaks every summer and Chicago’s Fourth of July weekend bore the data out, with 109 people shot, including 19 fatally, police said in In Chicago, 109 people were shot — 19 of them fatally — in a spate of gun violence over the Fourth of July weekend, police said Monday. CHICAGO (CBS) — At least 19 people were killed and 87 others were hurt in shootings during the Fourth of July weekend across Chicago as of Friday. The ages of the victims range from 5 Mayor hardens stance on gun violence after more than 100 people shot in Chicago during holiday weekend Johnson, who called on the feds to help, said those who did the shootings made “a choice to Chicago authorities are gearing up for a potentially violent July 4th weekend. Concerns about increased gun violence and gang activity are at the forefront of their preparations. The city has seen a troubling surge in shootings and homicides this year, with over 300 murders reported so far. In response to these alarming trends, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown has announced a Shootings and other violence during the extended Fourth of July weekend have left at least 33 people dead, including 11 in Chicago, and injured dozens more nationwide, authorities said. One hundred and nine people were shot, 19 fatally, in gun violence across Chicago from midnight Wednesday to midnight Monday during the extended Fourth of July holiday weekend, police said. CHICAGO — Nearly 100 people were shot, 19 fatally, across Chicago between midnight on July 4 and midnight Monday. Chicago police Supt. Larry Snelling and Mayor Brandon Johnson will address CPD, Mayor Johnson to provide update after violent Fourth of July holiday weekend In 2023, 11 people were killed and 62 wounded over the Fourth of July weekend in Chicago, which stretched over In Chicago, 109 people were shot — 19 of them fatally — in a spate of gun violence over the Fourth of July weekend, police said Monday. Chicago mayor out of town during violent Fourth of July holiday Violence ran rampant in Chicago over the extended Fourth of July weekend. CHICAGO (CBS) — At least 10 people were killed and 64 others were hurt in shootings during the Fourth of July weekend across Chicago as of Friday. The ages of the victims range from 8 to 74. Of those shot, 24 were in mass shootings in Greater Grand Crossing, the Near West Side, Douglas and Austin. At least 19 people have been killed and 86 others wounded by gunfire in Chicago over the extended Fourth of July holiday weekend. Gun violence is down across America this year but it peaks every summer and Chicago’s Fourth of July weekend bore the data out, with 109 people shot, including 19 fatally, police said in Chicago's explosive Fourth of July weekend left 19 people dead and more than 100 others wounded in shootings, including multiple mass shootings, across the Windy City in a four-day span, Chicago was plagued by bloodshed during the the long Fourth of July holiday weekend, with 109 people shot and 19 killed, authorities said. CHICAGO — Chicago experienced a spate of gun violence over the long Fourth of July holiday weekend during which 102 people were shot, including at least a dozen fatally, according to police reports. Chicago was plagued by bloodshed during the long Fourth of July holiday weekend, when 109 people were shot and 19 were killed, authorities said. There were 74 shooting incidents in the city from After a Fourth of July holiday weekend that saw more than 100 people shot in Chicago, the city's top cop and mayor offered a candid response, sharing new insights into the startling numbers At least 20 people have been shot, three fatally, in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.
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