At least 32 people were shot, three of them fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.
ABC 7 / Chicago Sun-Times reported that among the fatalities was a man who was among four people shot in a drive-by incident Friday.
The incident occurred about 8:15 p.m., and the four individuals were on the sidewalk “in the 6300 block of South Artesian Avenue” when someone drove up in a black car and opened fire.
About 7:50 p.m. Saturday, three other individuals were shot in a drive-by “in the 5300 block of South Kostner Avenue.” One of the three died as a result.
Early Monday morning, a 15-year-old girl was shot in the face and died after being transported to a hospital. The shooting occurred at 12:14 a.m. “in the 2600-block of South Millard Avenue.”
Breitbart News reported at least 30 people were shot last weekend in Mayor Johnson’s Chicago. Five of those shooting victims succumbed to their wounds.
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