As Chicago gears up for the Democratic National Convention, the city faces a surge in violence with 36 people shot and six fatalities over the weekend.
As Chicago prepares to host the Democratic National Convention, at least 36 people were shot, six of them fatally, from Friday to Sunday night in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) city.
ABC 7 reported several fatal shootings, including one on Friday in the 10900-block of South Wentworth Avenue. A 42-year-old man was in a backyard with others when two individuals opened fire, shooting him multiple times. He died at the scene.
Just after 2 a.m. on Sunday, a 34-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the head was found unresponsive on the ground. She was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
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