6 Killed, 23 Wounded in Holiday Weekend Shootings in Chicago: Police

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Six people were killed and more than 20 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago over the Presidents Day holiday weekend.

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According to the Chicago Police Department, 29 people were shot in 26 separate shooting incidents between 6 p.m. Friday and 11:59 p.m. Monday.

Just before 6:30 p.m. Friday evening, a 33-year-old man was shot in the head inside a residence in the 9300 block of South Harper Avenue. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he later died.

At around 9:45 p.m. Friday, a 27-year-old man was sitting in a parked vehicle in the 8400 block of South Ingleside Avenue when an unknown man approached on foot and fired shots. The victim was struck in the chest and died.

A 21-year-old man was shot in the head and killed just after 9 p.m. Saturday night in the 5400 block of West Walton Street. The victim was known to police.

Darnell Hardy, 26, was shot in the chest and killed inside a home in the 12000 block of South Princeton Avenue at around 3:50 a.m. Sunday morning. The victim’s younger brother, 25-year-old Daron Hardy, has since been arrested and charged in the killing. He was denied bail during a court hearing Monday.

A 28-year-old man was shot and killed just after 6 p.m. Sunday in the 5400 block of South Honore Street. The victim was sitting in a vehicle when three people approached and demanded his personal property, before shooting him in the head. He was pronounced dead on scene.

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