Twenty-three people were shot across Chicago this weekend, four of them fatally, according to preliminary information released by the Chicago Police Department. The weekend total marked an increase from the same weekend last year, when 20 people were shot.

Saturday was particularly violent, with 16 people shot, making it the city’s highest single-day total of shooting victims so far this year, according to HeyJackass.com, which independently compiles and analyzes Chicago crime data. Sunday was much calmer, though, with only one shooting reported.

No incident met the threshold for a mass shooting, which is defined as four or more people shot in a single event, but one came close in Chatham on Saturday night. Police said three people were shot in the 7900 block of South Drexel Avenue when someone started shooting during an argument.

Here is a run-down of the weekend’s other shootings, based on information provided by CPD:

FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026

12:30 p.m. | 5900 block of S. Ada
A 22-year-old man was inside an apartment when he was shot in the left arm by an unknown offender. He was taken to Christ Hospital in good condition.

2:13 p.m. | 2200 block of W. Cullerton
A 34-year-old man was on the sidewalk when he was shot multiple times by an unknown offender. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died.

2:25 p.m. | 13300 block of S. Edbrooke
Two people were inside a vehicle when an unknown offender approached and fired multiple shots into the car. A 24-year-old man was shot in the left shoulder and right leg and taken to Christ Hospital in serious condition. A 23-year-old woman was shot in the buttocks and right thigh and taken to Christ Hospital in fair condition.

11:15 p.m. | 8700 block of S. Loomis
A 17-year-old was walking on the sidewalk when he was shot in the hand. He was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital in good condition.

SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026

12:52 a.m. | 3900 block of W. Wilcox
A 32-year-old man was standing in a lot when he was shot in the right thigh. He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in fair condition.

1:53 a.m. | 4000 block of W. 69th St.
A 19-year-old man was shot multiple times in the lower back while standing outside and taken to Christ Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators believe the shooter may have been in a passing vehicle.

2:19 a.m. | 3800 block of W. Roosevelt
A 49-year-old man was on the sidewalk when he was shot in the back. A witness reported seeing an unknown man fire from across the street and flee in a white sedan. The victim was taken to Mt. Sinai in serious condition.

4:30 a.m. | 1400 block of S. St. Louis
A 19-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman were walking outside when an unidentified offender shot at them and fled. The man sustained a graze wound to the foot and the woman sustained a graze wound to the buttocks. Both were taken to Mt. Sinai in good condition.

4:50 a.m. | 2900 block of E. 87th St.
A 36-year-old man left a residence and got into his car when a black sedan pulled up. An unidentified man got out, opened fire, then fled in the sedan. The victim was shot multiple times and taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in critical condition.

12:53 p.m. | 3500 block of S. Lake Shore Drive
Two men were on the sidewalk when an unknown offender shot them both. A 27-year-old man was shot in the stomach and taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in fair condition. A 31-year-old man was shot in the right arm and taken to U of C in good condition.

2:19 p.m. | 2800 block of S. St. Louis
A 40-year-old man was on the sidewalk, involved in a physical altercation with an unknown man, when the offender produced a gun and shot him multiple times. He was taken to Mount Sinai in critical condition and later died.

4:48 p.m. | 5600 block of S. Racine
A 35-year-old man was standing near the sidewalk when an unknown man approached, produced a gun, and shot him multiple times before fleeing. He was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital, where he died.

5:32 p.m. | 1700 block of W. 46th St.
A 44-year-old man was riding in a vehicle when he heard gunshots from outside and felt pain. He had been shot in the flank and drove himself to Stroger Hospital in good condition.

8:27 p.m. | 1200 block of N. Mozart
A 37-year-old man heard gunshots and realized he had been shot in the shoulder. He drove himself to St. Mary Hospital in good condition.

10:00 p.m. | 6400 block of S. May
A 50-year-old man was walking in the street when he passed an unknown man standing on the sidewalk. A verbal argument followed, and the man pulled a gun and shot the victim in the calf before fleeing. The victim drove himself to St. Bernard Hospital in fair condition.

10:22 p.m. | 7900 block of S. Drexel
Two men were in the street when a verbal altercation broke out with a group of unknown men, who then opened fire. A 33-year-old man was shot in the chest and taken to the University of Chicago in fair condition. A 29-year-old man was shot in the buttocks and drove himself to U of C in fair condition. A 17-year-old also made his way to U of C with what appeared to be a graze wound to the eyebrow and was listed in good condition.

SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2026

2:35 a.m. | 5000 block of W. Erie
A 79-year-old man was inside his apartment amid a verbal dispute with another person when an unknown offender knocked on his door. When he opened it, he was shot in the finger. He was taken to Loretto Hospital in good condition.

MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026

4:50 a.m. | 4600 block of S. Winchester
A 30-year-old man was inside a residence when an unknown offender approached and fired through the front door, striking him in the head and shoulder. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition.

Editor’s note: HeyJackass data includes shootings that occur on expressways within city limits, which CPD does not count because the Illinois State Police handles those incidents. For statistical purposes, HeyJackass defines “weekend” as noon Friday to 6 a.m. Monday. CPD defines “weekend” more narrowly: 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. Finally, the weekend’s totals may rise or fall slightly as officials investigate incidents and victims succumb to injuries.

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