Chicago Shootings

Chicago police say seven people were killed and at least 26 others injured in violence across the city over the weekend. In the latest incident, a 30-year-old man was found stabbed to death inside an apartment around 4 p.m. Sunday in the 3100 block of West Walton. Police said the man had a stab wound to the chest and was…

Chicago police say five people are dead and at least 14 others have been injured in shootings across the city so far this weekend. The first fatal shooting of the weekend was reported just before 11 p.m. Friday in the 3600 block of West Douglas Boulevard. Police responding to a ShotSpotter alert at the location discovered two teen boys had…

Three people were wounded, one of them critically, in a shooting Saturday in Calumet Heights on the South Side. Someone in a vehicle fired shots at the trio about 3:20 p.m. in the 1900 block of East 95th Street, Chicago police said. A 27-year-old man was struck several times in the body and taken to the University of Chicago Medical…

A man traveling in a car on Lake Shore Drive over the weekend harassed a couple with his friends before he fired his gun, shooting out the eye of the 19-year-old woman inside the other vehicle, Cook County prosecutors said Wednesday.

A 19-year-old woman was critically injured during a shooting outside on Lake Shore Drive Sunday afternoon, according to police and photos posted to social media. The incident took place at approximately 1:20 p.m. in the 300 block of South Lake Shore Drive, the Chicago Police Department said. Officials said the woman was inside a white Dodge Caliber traveling northbound on…

A woman was seriously injured Sunday afternoon after being shot while in a vehicle on Lake Shore Drive in downtown Chicago. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

A total of four people were shot, one fatally, Saturday evening in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood, according to Chicago police. At approximately 6:51 p.m., four people were inside a vehicle in the 100 block of South Keeler when they were struck by gunfire. The victims then traveled to the 500 block of South Pulaski where their vehicle struck a…

The reward for information in the shooting of a 10-year-old Chicago girl has been increased to $25,000, according to community activist Andrew Holmes. La’Mya Sparks was with other children Wednesday night at Russell Square Park in the city’s South Chicago neighborhood when someone approached the group and opened fire, striking Sparks, police said. A $4,000 reward was previously offered, but…

Just days after a 10-year-old girl was shot while at a Chicago park with friends, her heartbroken father on Friday appealed for help to find whoever shot his beloved daughter. La’Mya Sparks was with other children Wednesday night at Russell Square Park in the city’s South Chicago neighborhood when someone approached the group and opened fire, striking Sparks, police...

The father of a 10-year-old girl shot Wednesday in South Chicago is asking for the community’s help to find whoever opened fire in a park, injuring his daughter. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

A three-year-old boy shot himself in the foot after finding an unattended gun at an apartment Friday afternoon on Chicago’s Far South Side, police said. At around 3 p.m., police were called to Roseland Community Hospital and met with a 23-year-old woman who told them the boy had been shot. Following an investigation, officers determined the shooting happened in...

At least three men were taken to the hospital Sunday afternoon after a shooting in the West Englewood neighborhood on Chicago’s Southwest side, police said. The shooting occurred at approximately 3:05 p.m. in the 5800 block of South Ashland Avenue near West 58th Street. Of the three victims, a 26-year-old man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center…

A 35-year-old man was fatally shot and four other people sustained injuries in shootings across the city of Chicago Friday night, police stated. At approximately 5:45 p.m. in the 6600 block of South Oakley in the West Englewood neighborhood, a 35-year-old man was fatally shot when someone in an unknown vehicle pulled up and fired shots, according to Chicago police….

Chicago police say nine people were killed and at least 42 others wounded in shootings across the city over the weekend. The most recent fatal shooting took place at around 12:54 a.m. Sunday in the 1400 block of East 73rd Street, according to police. A 31-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk with two other males when someone inside a…

Chicago police say four people have been killed and at least 21 others have been wounded in shootings across the city so far this weekend. In the city’s most recent fatal shooting, a 17-year-old boy was standing in an alley in the 200 block of North Leamington at approximately 11:10 a.m. Saturday when two men walked up to him, pulled…

Nine people were killed and at least 36 others were injured in shootings across the city of Chicago over the weekend, according to police.

Residents in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood rose their voices against gun violence Sunday following multiple shootings in which several people were injured earlier in the week. Community members and local leaders took part in a peace walk and vigil where they remembered those who lost their lives to senseless shooting. In response to an increase in violence, Chicago Mayor...

Two people are dead and at least 21 others have been hurt in shootings across the city of Chicago so far this weekend. The first fatal shooting of the weekend was reported at approximately 5:38 p.m. Friday in the 8400 block of South Escanaba Avenue. According to Chicago police, a 24-year-old man was found lying on the ground after being…

At least four people sustained injuries in a shooting Saturday evening in Chicago’s West Englewood neighborhood, police stated. According to Chicago police, a group was standing outside at approximately 5 p.m. in the 6800 block of South Claremont when four individuals heard shots and felt pain. A 23-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to the lower back and was taken…

Four people were injured in a shooting Saturday evening in the West Pullman neighborhood on Chicago’s Far South Side, less than an hour after a separate shooting injured four others in the West Englewood neighborhood, police stated. At approximately 5:38 p.m. in the 12200 block of South May Street, two black sedans drove the down the street and people inside…