At least 17 people were shot, one of them fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.
CBS News reported the ages of the shooting victims ranged from 6 t0 50 years of age.
The 6-year-old boy was shot at 9:35 p.m. Friday “while inside a vehicle in the 3700 block of West 59th Place.” A passing vehicle fired shots at the one in which the boy was riding, hitting him “in the backside.”
The 6-year-old was taken to a hospital in a good condition.
The weekend’s lone fatal shooting occurred at 4:44 a.m. Saturday “in the 11600 block of South Church Street.” The victim, a 28-year-old man, was shot numerous times before arriving at a hospital, where he died.
Breitbart News noted at least 28 people were shot, six of them fatally, last weekend in Mayor Johnson’s Chicago.
The Chicago Sun-Times pointed out that 226 people have been killed in Chicago thus far in 2025.
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