Chicago shootings: At least 55 people shot, 8 fatally, in 4th of July weekend gun violence, CPD says

CHICAGO (WLS) -- At least 55 people have been shot, eight fatally, in gun violence across the city over the Fourth of July weekend, Chicago police said.

The number is a drastic decrease from last year, which saw at least 105 people shot, including 22 killed over the same four-day holiday weekend period.

While this weekend's trend is a marked improvement compared to last year, police still had their hands full.

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As police continue to investigate the holiday weekend shootings, a regroup took place at City Hall Monday morning. It included Mayor Brandon Johnson, CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling and Garien Gatewood, the Deputy Mayor for Community Safety.

"The levels of violence we saw around the city was obviously frustrating," Gatewood said. "Not just from this weekend, but if you go back before that."

ABC7 tracked holiday weekend shootings from the morning of Thursday, July 3 at midnight to the evening of Sunday, July 6 at 11:59 p.m. This year's numbers do not include the mass shooting in River North that saw four people killed and 18 injured just an hour before the time frame in question.

"People have to feel it, and I know a lot of people felt trauma this weekend, and there were a lot of us out on the ground helping out with that," Gatewood said.

Gatewood did not elaborate on CPD's continued search for those responsible for the River North Shooting, but he did say they will be launching an Emergency Assistance Center for those victimized by it later this week. He emphasized the importance of not just holding perpetrators accountable, but also helping those coping with the aftermath of gun violence incidents as well.

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Sunday at around 10:30 p.m., police said they were called near Ferdinand Street and Laramie on the West Side.

Officers say they found two men shot in the alley. One of them was shot in the face, the other in the leg. Both were taken to the hospital to be treated.

Around the same time, Chicago police said they were also called to respond to a shooting along Lorel Avenue. Investigators said a 25 year old was shot in the leg.

A man was shot to death inside a vehicle on the city's North Side on Saturday morning, Chicago police said.

Police said the shooting happened in the Cabrini-Green neighborhood's 800-block of North Cambridge Avenue just after 9:45 a.m. A 46-year-old man was inside a vehicle when someone fired shots, striking him in the back, police said. The victim was pronounced dead on the scene.

The shooter fled the scene in a dark-colored vehicle. One person of interest is in custody, police said.

Area Three detectives are investigating. Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

Fourth of July holiday weekend shootings across Chicago have left at least 44 people shot, six fatally, so far, the police department said.

One the same morning, a man was found shot to death on the city's West Side, police said.

Officers responded to the Austin neighborhood's 1000-block of North Lavergne Avenue just before 5 a.m. A 30-year-old man was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head. The victim was pronounced dead on the scene.

No one is in custody, and Area Four detectives are investigating.

Hours earlier, four people were injured, three critically, in a mass shooting near the Cook County Courthouse, police said.

Officers responded to a call about walk-in gunshot victims at Mt. Sinai Hospital around 1:45 a.m. The victims were sitting in a parked vehicle near South California Avenue and West 27th Street in the Little Village neighborhood. That's when a male drove a dark SUV past the group, and people inside fired shots, police said.

Three men, 32, 26 and 25, were shot in the body and are listed in critical condition at Mt. Sinai Hospital. A fourth man, 33, was shot in the leg. He is listed in fair condition at the same hospital.

No one is in custody, and Area One detectives are investigating. Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

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A man was found shot to death on the city's South Side late Friday night, police said.

Officers responded to a call about a person shot in the West Englewood neighborhood's 6400-block of South Winchester Avenue around 11:55 p.m.

Responding officers found a 36-year-old man who had suffered a gunshot wound to the head. The victim was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified him as Marco A. Velasquez-Sierra.

There is no one in custody, and Area One detectives are investigating. Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

And just minutes earlier, at least seven people were seriously injured in another mass shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, police said.

Police said officers responded to the 4800-block of South Justine Street just before 11:15 p.m. Two men walked up and started shooting into a crowd of people outside, police said.

All of the victims were hospitalized in serious to critical condition.

A 27-year-old woman, shot in the leg, is listed in serious condition at Mt. Sinai Hospital. A 21-year-old woman, shot in the thigh, is listed in serious condition at Mt. Sinai Hospital. A 21-year-old man, shot in the quad and foot, is listed in serious condition at Mt. Sinai Hospital. A 29-year-old man, shot in the arm, is listed in serious condition at the University of Chicago Medical Center. A 25-year-old woman, shot in the flank, is listed in serious condition at the University of Chicago Medical Center. A 25-year-old woman, shot in the buttocks, is listed in critical condition at the University of Chicago Medical Center. A 42-year-old man, shot in the leg, is listed in critical condition at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

No one is in custody, and Area One detectives are investigating. Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

Minutes earlier, an Avalon Park shooting left a teenage girl dead and a man injured, police said.

Police said the shooting happened in the Avalon Park neighborhood's 1200-block of East 83rd Street around 11 p.m. A male suspect approached a 16-year-old girl and a 35-year-old man, took out a gun and fired shots, police said.

Officers responded to Jackson Park Hospital, where the teen, shot in the throat, died from her injuries. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office later identified her as Meeyah Smith.

The man, shot in the thigh, is listed in good condition.

There is no one in custody, and Area Two detectives are investigating. Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

Two women were shot, one fatally, on the city's South Side early Thursday morning, police said.

Police said officers responded to a call about a shooting in the South Shore neighborhood's 7100-block of South Jeffery Boulevard just before 12:30 a.m. A 37-year-old woman and a 29-year-old woman were inside a home with a male of an unknown age.

The male took out a gun and demanded the victims' property, police said. Police said a struggle ensued, and the male fired shots before fleeing from the scene.

The 29-year-old woman, shot in the neck and chest, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. The 37-year-old woman, shot in the arm, was taken to the same hospital in good condition.

There is no one in custody, and Area One detectives are investigating. Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

On the same morning, four people were wounded in a shooting on the Far South Side, police said.

The shooting took place at about 3:17 a.m. in the 600-block of East 133rd Street. Police said a group of people were outside when someone opened fire. Four people were transported to hospitals, including two in critical condition.

Hours later, three men were shot in the city's Englewood neighborhood, police said.

The shooting happened around 12:53 p.m. in the 1600-block of West 59th Street, police said. A 51-year-old, shot in the groin, was taken to a hospital in critical condition, CPD said. Two men, ages 40 and 50, were also shot and taken to hospitals in good condition.

Minutes later, a man was killed in a drive-by shooting in the city's Jeffery Manor neighborhood, police said.

The shooting happened in the 9900-block of South Bensley Avenue around 1:20 p.m. A 21-year-old man was on the sidewalk when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside fired shots, police said.

The victim, shot in the body multiple times, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Area Two detectives are investigating. Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

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