At least 15 people were shot, two of them fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.
ABC 7 / Chicago Sun-Times reported the first of the two fatal shootings occurred Friday about 11:45 p.m. A 37-year-old man was standing near his vehicle “in the 1300 block of West 13th Street” when a group of assailants opened fire on him.
He was transported to a hospital, where he died.
The second fatal shooting of the weekend occurred Saturday at 11 a.m. A 55-year-old man was “in the 6700 block of South Ashland Avenue” when someone inside a passing vehicle opened fire, killing him.
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Breitbart News noted at least 32 people were shot in Chicago during Easter Weekend, four of whom succumbed to their wounds.
According to the Sun-Times, 112 people were killed in Chicago January 1, 2024, through April 7, 2024.
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