gun violence

Niger and France say unidentified gunmen have killed six French aid workers and two Nigerien guides visiting a wildlife park east of Niger’s capital

Police are looking for two people in connection with a shooting that wounded a 3-year-old girl last month in South Shore. The July 22 shooting wounded a 3-year-old girl when two gunmen fired shots in the direction of her family’s car in the 2400 block of East 74th Street, Chicago police said. Surveillance photos released by police Tuesday show two people...

A 9-year-old boy was one of 105 homicide victims in Chicago in July, joining a grim roster of children who have been felled by the city’s gun violence.

The 25-year-old man suspected in a violent shootout with Chicago Police Thursday behind the 25th District headquarters was released in April after serving time on a gun offense. But corrections officials say the suspect, Lovelle Jordan, did not leave prison early and received no preferential treatment due to overcrowding concerns during the current coronavirus pandemic. “Mr. Jordan was released from…

A grieving mother and son shine a spotlight on the senseless violence that has gripped Dallas, Tx.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday offered a blunt response to White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, who called her a “derelict mayor” during a press briefing.

As gun violence continues to grip Chicago, people hit the pavement Saturday to demand change. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

The daughter of comedian and radio host Rickey Smiley said she’s “happy to be alive” and is feeling okay after being shot multiple times over the weekend in Houston.

At least 17 people died and at least 72 wounded in shootings across the city over the long Fourth of July weekend, many being minors. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

Chicago Police reacted to another weekend of escalated fatal shootings, many involving children. NBC 5’s Kye Martin reports.

After another weekend of fatal gun violence throughout the city, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown warned Monday that child shooting deaths cannot become normalized. Over the Fourth of July weekend, at least 17 people died and at least 72 others wounded in shootings across the city. 12 of the victims were minors and two of them died from their injuries,…

Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown gave an update to the public Monday regarding another weekend of brutal gun violence throughout the city.

After a St. Louis couple wielded guns from their front yard at a Black Lives Matter protest, dozens of neighbors sign a letter condeming their actions. On Sunday, a video surfaced on the internet of Mark and Patricia McCloskey standing guard outside their front door with a long-barreled gun and a small handgun amid a major protest. Among the many…

Chicago police on Monday released images and video of a vehicle they believe may be connected to the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy over the weekend in the city. Police said the vehicle appears to be a grey or silver four-door sedan, possibly an Infiniti with an Illinois Temporary Tag on it. The sedan was allegedly spotted in the…

Chicago police on Monday released images and video of a vehicle they believe may be connected to the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy over the weekend in the city.

A violent weekend in Chicago has left 13 dead including a 1-year-old old boy and a 10-year old girl and city leaders are asking for the community’s help. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports

Authorities said both children, a 1-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl, were killed in separate shootings on Saturday. NBC 5’s Susan Carlson reports.

Two young children were fatally shot in another violent weekend across Chicago, according to police. Authorities said both children, a 1-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl, were killed in separate shootings on Saturday. Sincere Gaston was shot and killed in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood at around 2 p.m. Saturday. According to police, Sincere and his mother were riding in a...

Chicago police say that 14 people, including a 3-year-old boy and multiple teenagers, were killed and at least 90 others have been wounded in shootings across the city over the course of a violent and deadly weekend. The fatal shootings of the weekend occurred as follows, according to police: At approximately 9:52 p.m. Friday, a group was standing outside in…