At least 20 people were shot, two of them fatally, Friday into Sunday morning across Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.
ABC 7 reported that the weekend’s first fatal shooting occurred around 9:40 p.m. Friday “in the Garfield Park neighborhood.” Three women were struck by gunfire when someone opened fire and one of the three succumbed to her wounds.
WGN-TV noted that the deceased woman was shot numerous times.
The weekend’s second fatal shooting took place in the “400-block of North Springfield Avenue just before 10 p.m.” Friday.
The victim was a 38-year-old man who was riding in a vehicle when he was shot in the face and chest. The 38-year-old was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The Chicago Sun-Times pointed out that 444 people have been killed in Chicago thus far in 2024.
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