Memorial Day weekend in Chicago historically means a violent start to summer months. This year, police say more than 50 people were shot, nine fatally, over the holiday weekend.
About half of the shooting victims were wounded on the West Side. The downtown area, which has seen several high-profile attacks in May, had four shooting victims.
By Monday morning, shootings had outpaced Memorial Day weekend in 2021, when 37 people were shot, three of them fatally.
In the latest fatal incident, a 25-year-old man was killed when he and two others were shot on a sidewalk at about 7:45 p.m. Monday in the 1300 block of East 93rd Street. Police said the three men were near the sidewalk when they were struck by gunfire. The 25-year-old was shot multiple times in the chest and was taken to Trinity Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. A 26-year-old man was also shot in the chest and taken to an area hospital in critical conditions, while a 27-year-old transported himself to another hospital. His condition was not immediately known.
Police said no one was in custody as of Monday evening and an investigation remained ongoing.
A 27-year-old man died from a shooting at approximately 5:03 p.m. Monday in the 8600 block of South Aberdeen, police stated.
The 27-year-old man was shot multiple times by an unknown offender and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
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