At least 19 people were shot, three of them fatally, during the weekend across Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.
ABC 7 reported the weekend’s first fatal shooting occurred Friday night at 7:30 p.m. “in the 5600 block of South Racine Avenue.” A 23-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk when someone opened fire, hitting him at least once.
The 23-year-old was transported to the hospital where he died.
Just after midnight Saturday the weekend’s second fatal shooting occurred, leaving a 22-year-old dead. The incident took place “in the 3500 blk. of North Belmont Harbor Drive,” where two 22-year-old men were standing outside. Someone opened fire from inside a dark SUV has it passed by, striking both of the 22-year-olds, leaving one of them dead at the scene.
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Chicago PoliceThe third fatal shooting of the weekend was discovered just before 6:30 a.m. Sunday “in the 800-block of E. 89th Place.” A 39-year-old man was found inside a home shot to death.
WGN-TV noted that the 39-year-old had been shot in the abdomen.
The Chicago Sun-Times pointed out that 478 people have been killed in Chicago this year.
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