{"id":44879,"date":"2025-07-07T02:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T02:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/44879\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T02:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T02:34:09","slug":"chicago-shootings-this-weekend-at-least-50-people-shot-6-fatally-in-july-4th-weekend-gun-violence-police-department-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/44879\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago shootings this weekend: At least 50 people shot, 6 fatally, in July 4th weekend gun violence, police department says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; At least 50 people have been shot, six fatally, in gun violence across the city so far this Fourth of July weekend, Chicago police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">ABC7 is tracking holiday weekend shootings from the morning of Thursday, July 3 at midnight to the evening of Sunday, July 6 at 11:59 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A man was shot to death inside a vehicle on the city&#8217;s North Side on Saturday morning, Chicago police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police said <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/cabrini-green-chicago-shooting-today-man-shot-death-inside-vehicle-800-block-north-cambridge-avenue-police-say\/16971252\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the shooting<\/a> happened in the Cabrini-Green neighborhood&#8217;s 800-block of North Cambridge Avenue just after 9:45 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A 46-year-old man was inside a vehicle when someone fired shots, striking him in the back, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The victim was pronounced dead on the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The shooter fled the scene in a dark-colored vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">One person of interest is in custody, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Area Three detectives are investigating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/live-updates\/chicago-shootings-summer-2025-tracking-gun-violence-city-weather-heats-live-updates\/16798177\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer 2025 violence: Tracking shootings across Chicago | Live updates<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">One the same morning, a man was found shot to death on the city&#8217;s West Side, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Officers responded to the Austin neighborhood&#8217;s 1000-block of North Lavergne Avenue just before 5 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A 30-year-old man was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The victim was pronounced dead on the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">No one is in custody, and Area Four detectives are investigating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Hours earlier, four people were injured, three critically, in <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/little-village-chicago-shooting-today-4-hurt-3-critically-mass-cook-county-courthouse-police-department-says\/16966745\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a mass shooting<\/a> near the Cook County Courthouse, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Officers responded to a call about walk-in gunshot victims at Mt. Sinai Hospital around 1:45 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The victims were sitting in a parked vehicle near South California Avenue and West 27th Street in the Little Village neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">That&#8217;s when a male drove a dark SUV past the group, and people inside fired shots, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Three men, 32, 26 and 25, were shot in the body and are listed in critical condition at Mt. Sinai Hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A fourth man, 33, was shot in the leg. He is listed in fair condition at the same hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">No one is in custody, and Area One detectives are investigating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A man was found shot to death on the city&#8217;s South Side late Friday night, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Officers responded to a call about a person shot in the West Englewood neighborhood&#8217;s 6400-block of South Winchester Avenue around 11:55 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Responding officers found a 36-year-old man who had suffered a gunshot wound to the head. The Cook County Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office identified him as Marco A. Velasquez-Sierra.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The victim was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">There is no one in custody, and Area One detectives are investigating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">And just minutes earlier, at least seven people were seriously injured in <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/back-yards-chicago-shooting-least-7-injured-mass-4800-block-south-justine-street-cpd-says\/16966395\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another mass shooting<\/a> in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police said officers responded to the 4800-block of South Justine Street just before 11:15 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Two men walked up and started shooting into a crowd of people outside, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">All of the victims were hospitalized in serious to critical condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A 27-year-old woman, shot in the leg, is listed in serious condition at Mt. Sinai Hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A 21-year-old woman, shot in the thigh, is listed in serious condition at Mt. Sinai Hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A 21-year-old man, shot in the quad and foot, is listed in serious condition at Mt. Sinai Hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A 29-year-old man, shot in the arm, is listed in serious condition at the University of Chicago Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A 25-year-old woman, shot in the flank, is listed in serious condition at the University of Chicago Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A 25-year-old woman, shot in the buttocks, is listed in critical condition at the University of Chicago Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A 42-year-old man, shot in the leg, is listed in critical condition at the University of Chicago Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">No one is in custody, and Area One detectives are investigating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Minutes earlier, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/avalon-park-chicago-shooting-teen-girl-killed-man-injured-1200-block-east-83rd-street-police-department-says\/16966992\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an Avalon Park shooting<\/a> left a teenage girl dead and a man injured, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police said the shooting happened in the Avalon Park neighborhood&#8217;s 1200-block of East 83rd Street around 11 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A male suspect approached a 16-year-old girl and a 35-year-old man, took out a gun and fired shots, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Officers responded to Jackson Park Hospital, where the teen, shot in the throat, died from her injuries. The Cook County Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office later identified her as Meeyah Smith.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The man, shot in the thigh, is listed in good condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">There is no one in custody, and Area Two detectives are investigating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Two women were shot, one fatally, on the city&#8217;s South Side early Thursday morning, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police said officers responded to a call about a shooting in the South Shore neighborhood&#8217;s 7100-block of South Jeffery Boulevard just before 12:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A 37-year-old woman and a 29-year-old woman were inside a home with a male of an unknown age.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The male took out a gun and demanded the victims&#8217; property, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police said a struggle ensued, and the male fired shots before fleeing from the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The 29-year-old woman, shot in the neck and chest, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The 37-year-old woman, shot in the arm, was taken to the same hospital in good condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">There is no one in custody, and Area One detectives are investigating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">On the same morning, four people were wounded in a shooting on the Far South Side, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/chicago-shooting-4-shot-133rd-street-far-south-side-police-say\/16935623\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The shooting<\/a> took place at about 3:17 a.m. in the 600-block of East 133rd Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police said a group of people were outside when someone opened fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Four people were transported to hospitals, including two in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Hours later, three men were shot in the city&#8217;s Englewood neighborhood, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/chicago-shooting-3-men-shot-injured-west-59th-street-englewood-police-say\/16941813\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The shooting<\/a> happened around 12:53 p.m. in the 1600-block of West 59th Street, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A 51-year-old, shot in the groin, was taken to a hospital in critical condition, CPD said. Two men, ages 40 and 50, were also shot and taken to hospitals in good condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Minutes later, a man was killed in a drive-by shooting in the city&#8217;s Jeffery Manor neighborhood, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The shooting happened in the 9900-block of South Bensley Avenue around 1:20 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A 21-year-old man was on the sidewalk when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside fired shots, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The victim, shot in the body multiple times, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Area Two detectives are investigating. 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