The number of people shot and killed over the weekend doubled compared to the same weekend last year. While the total remains significantly below the long-term average, the increase underscores the ongoing challenge of continuing the public safety improvements through 2025 that Mayor Brandon Johnson often touts in the media.
Through the end of May, homicides were up 6% compared to 2025, and non-fatal shooting victims were up 7%, according to CPD. Johnson now faces the unenviable task of trying to maintain his narrative as the number of shootings appears to increase as the summer heats up.
Preliminary data shows that 23 people were shot and four people were killed this weekend, one by stabbing and three by gunfire. The total of 27 victims is a sharp increase from the 13 victims recorded during the same weekend last year, which was the lowest number for that weekend in at least a decade. according to HeyJackass.coman independent website that collects and analyzes crime statistics in Chicago. In the longer term, there is an average of eight fatalities and 36 non-fatal shooting victims on weekends.
There was one mass shooting this weekend, defined as four or more people shot in one incident. The shooting occurred Saturday evening as police were dispersing a gathering of more than 100 young people, mostly teens and pre-teens, near 47th Street and Martin Luther King Drive.
Police said a 13-year-old boy pulled out a gun and shot into a crowd around 9:39 p.m., wounding an 11-year-old boy, two 13-year-old boys and a 14-year-old boy. Officers arrested the alleged shooter about 20 minutes later in the 4600 block of South Calumet Avenue. All four victims were listed in good condition at local hospitals. The suspect is charged in juvenile court with four counts of serious injury by discharging a firearm and two counts of possession of a weapon.
In another high-profile incident, a 39-year-old woman was seriously injured in a shooting near Lincoln Avenue and Belden Avenue early Sunday morning. Chicago police initially responded to reports of gunfire around 2:59 a.m. but found no victims. About 45 minutes later, the woman arrived at Northwestern Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds to her chest and thigh. Investigators later found shell casings in an alley in the 600 block of West Belden Street and found a trail of blood leading to the nearby bar district. Ald. Timmy Knudsen said the shooting happened outside a neighborhood bar.
Here are the details of the weekend’s other incidents, based on preliminary information released by CPD:
Friday June 5
12:00 pm | 7900 block of S. Phillips Ave.
A 36-year-old man was standing outside when he heard gunshots and tried to flee. He got into a car before realizing he had been hit in the face. He drove to the 3300 block of W. 79th Street and was taken to Christ Hospital in good condition.
11:37 PM | 2800 block of W. Monroe St.
A 21-year-old man was driving when he heard a loud noise and felt pain. He drove himself to Mount Sinai Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds and was listed in good condition.
Saturday June 6
13:22 | 2400 block of E. 75th St. Three unknown men got out of a black SUV and opened fire on a 33-year-old man who was outside. He was shot in the right leg and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition. The men got back into the SUV and fled.
4:30 PM | 5100 block of S. Campbell Ave.
A 25-year-old man was shot multiple times in the chest and head while standing on the sidewalk. He was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead.
6:42 PM | 7900 block of S. Maryland Ave.
A 27-year-old man drove himself to the University of Chicago Medical Center with two gunshot wounds to his lower back and two to his left foot. He was listed in good condition but was uncooperative with investigators.
11:23 PM | 2100 block of N. Central Ave.
A 21-year-old man was driving a car when an unknown man on foot opened fire, hitting him in the back. He was taken to Community First Medical Center in fair condition.
Sunday June 7
12:06 pm | 4600 block of S. Federal St.
Three people were shot. An 18-year-old woman was struck in the abdomen and was admitted to the University of Chicago Hospital in critical condition. A 19-year-old woman was shot in the right hand and is in good condition. A 20-year-old man was shot in the left shoulder and drove himself to the University of Chicago Hospital, where he was listed in good condition. The victims could not provide details about what happened.
1:34 | 7700 block of S. Rhodes Ave.
Officers responding to a call of an unconscious person found a 16-year-old boy on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
3:00 | 7900 block of S. Langley Ave.
A 27-year-old man was standing outside when two unknown people approached on foot and opened fire. He was shot somewhere on his body and drove himself to Jackson Park Hospital, where he was listed in good condition.
Unknown time and location
A 32-year-old man drove himself to Mount Sinai Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. He was listed in critical condition. According to police, he did not cooperate with officers.
04:15 | 1100 block of S. Mozart St.
Three unknown people walked up to a 47-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman and opened fire. The man was shot in both legs and taken to Sinai in critical condition. The woman was shot in the right leg and taken to Sinai in good condition.
05:22 | 2200 block of S. State St.
A 26-year-old man was outside when a dark-colored sedan pulled up and someone inside shot at him. He was shot in the left leg and taken to Insight Hospital in good condition.
12:26 pm | 2500 block of S. Michigan Ave.
A 19-year-old woman drove herself to Insight Hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. She was listed in good condition. It was unclear where the shooting took place.
9:16 pm | 5400 block of W. Quincy St.
A 38-year-old woman was outside when a familiar figure approached, and a verbal confrontation turned physical. The attacker pulled out a gun and fired, grazing her right ankle. She was taken to Loretto Hospital in good condition. The gunman ran west onto Quincy Street.
9:30 PM | 8100 block of S. Paulina St.
A 32-year-old man was found in a home with a stab wound in the abdomen. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Monday June 8
12:45 pm | 4500 block of W. Kinzie St.
A man of unknown age was found in his car with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition and later pronounced dead. No further details were available.
3:39 | 400 block of W. 61st St.
An 18-year-old woman and an 18-year-old man were standing outside when shots rang out. The woman was hit in the body and taken to the University of Chicago in critical condition. The man was hit in the right foot and taken to the University of Chicago in good condition.
Editor’s note: HeyJackass data includes shootings that occur on highways within city limits. This CPD does not count because the Illinois State Police handles these incidents. For statistical purposes, HeyJackass defines “weekend” as Friday afternoon to 6 a.m. Monday. CPD defines “weekend” more narrowly: Friday 6:00 PM to Sunday midnight. Finally, weekend totals may increase or decrease slightly as officials investigate incidents and victims succumb to injuries.
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