Chicago Crime: 24 Shot, 3 Killed over Memorial Day Weekend, Police Say

Chicago: 24 shot and three killed - the fewest homicides for any Memorial Day weekend since 2021, police say

Memorial Day weekend is considered the unofficial start of summer, and when violence in the city of Chicago typically begins to increase.

Violence down over Memorial Day weekend, according to police data

This past Memorial Day weekend saw an overall decrease in gun violence compared to last year, according to Chicago police data. According to preliminary data from 6 p.m. on Friday to Monday at 11:59 p.m., there were 21 shooting incidents over the holiday weekend, with 24 victims involved. Police also said that there were three homicides over the weekend. Tribune reporting from last year said there were at least 31 shooting incidents during Memor…

City sees decrease in holiday weekend shootings compared to previous years – WGNTV (Chicago)

Looking at weekend crime data provided by Chicago police, 21 shootings, with 24 victims, were reported over the holiday weekend. Three of those shootings were fatal. Data from last year indicated that over 41 people were shot over the holiday weekend, and of those, nine were killed. Over the same weekend in 2023,  more than 50 people were shot, 11 fatally.

Chicago’s bloody Memorial Day weekend leaves 22 shot, 2 dead: report

Chicago was plagued by violence over Memorial Day weekend when 22 people were shot, including two fatally, ABC7 reported. One fatal shooting reportedly occurred when an argument erupted inside a vehicle on the city’s Northwest Side in the Logan Square neighborhood on Saturday afternoon. The 35-year-old victim was attempting to exit the vehicle when he was shot and killed by someone else inside the vehicle.  The shooter then fled the scene and re…

Chicago crime: 24 shot, 3 killed over Memorial Day weekend, police say

A total of 24 people were shot over the long Memorial Day weekend in Chicago, including three people who were killed.

GOOD GUYS, don't lie: 2 Major Scenes, 6 hurt, 4 shot, 2 stabbed, 1 dead...

GOOD GUYS, don't lie: 2 Major Scenes, 6 hurt, 4 shot, 2 stabbed, 1 dead...