Crime & Law

More Than 40 Shot, 7 Killed by Gunfire Over Fourth of July Weekend Across Chicago: Police

More than 40 people were shot and seven were killed by gunfire across Chicago over the extended Fourth of July weekend.

According to the Chicago Police Department, 44 people were shot in 32 separate shootings between 6 p.m. Thursday and midnight Sunday. Two others were killed in non-shooting incidents, bringing the weekend’s total homicide count to nine.

Those totals mark a significant decline from the 19 people killed and 86 wounded in shootings across the city during the same holiday weekend in 2024, though that was a four-day weekend.

A 52-year-old man was fatally shot at around 2 a.m. Friday in the 3400 block of West 62nd Place. A witness told police two unknown males approached the victim on foot and opened fire, striking him in the back. He died at the scene.

A 4-year-old boy was fatally stabbed by his mother, who also was critically wounded her two other children before setting fire to a home in the 3600 block of W. Palmer Street just after 9 a.m. Friday. Two children — a 10-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl — were also stabbed and survived the attack, while two adults were hospitalized for smoke inhalation. Wendy Tolbert, 45, has since been charged in the deadly attack.

A 26-year-old man was fatally shot in the 7600 block of South Bishop at around 10:30 p.m. Friday. Responding officers located the victim laying outside with a gunshot wound to the chest. He later died of his injuries.

Approximately 30 minutes later at around 11 p.m., a 16-year-old girl was killed and a 35-year-old man was wounded in a double shooting in the 1200 block of East 83rd Street. The victims were approached by an unknown male who displayed a firearm and fired shots. The man was struck in the thigh and was hospitalized in good condition, while the girl was struck in the throat and died.

A 36-year-old man was killed just before midnight Friday evening in the 6400 block of South Winchester Avenue. Officers responding to a report of a person shot found the victim with a gunshot wound to the head. He was rushed to a local hospital where he later died.

A 30-year-old man was found fatally shot at around 5 a.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of North Lavergne Avenue. Police said the victim was found with a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead on scene.

A 46-year-old man was killed in a shooting at around 9:45 a.m. Saturday in the 800 block of North Cambridge Avenue. He was sitting inside a vehicle in that area when someone fried shots, striking him multiple times.

A 47-year-old man was fatally shot at around 10:15 p.m. Saturday in the 2600 block of South Central Park. The victim transported himself to a local hospital, but was unable to provide any details about the shooting. He was later pronounced dead.

A 56-year-old man was also killed on a CTA platform at around 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of West Lake Street. Police said the victim sustained trauma to the head following a physical altercation with an unknown man. He was found unresponsive and was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Seven people were wounded in a mass shooting in the 4800 block of South Justine Street just after 11 p.m. Friday. Police said an unknown person opened fire into a crowd of people who were standing outside in that area. The victims — four women and three men — were all hospitalized in serious or critical condition.

Four men were also wounded in the 2700 block of South California Boulevard at around 1:45 a.m. Saturday. Those victims were inside a parked vehicle when a dark-colored SUV pulled up and someone inside opened fire. Three of the victims were hospitalized in critical condition, while the fourth was listed in fair condition.

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