At Least 22 Shot During Weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago

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At least 22 people were shot, three of them fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.

Breitbart News reported that two people were shot to death during a five hour window of violence in Chicago on Sunday morning. (A total of seven people were shot during the five hour time-frame, with two of them succumbing to their wounds.)

By Sunday night, ABC 7 noted the total number of shooting victims for the weekend reached at least 22, with one additional shooting fatality.

The additional shooting fatality occurred just before 5:30 p.m. Saturday “in the 1600-block of East 87th Street.” A woman was driving a vehicle when she was shot in the head. She was transported to a hospital where she died. A 21-year-old man was in the vehicle as well and was also shot in the head but remained alive as of Sunday night.

The Chicago Sun-Times pointed out that 392 people were killed in Chicago year-to-date.

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via September 8th 2024