Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago: At Least 19 Shot Friday Into Sunday Morning

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At least 19 people were shot, three of them fatally, Friday into Sunday Morning across Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.

ABC 7 reported that two teenagers, both male, were shot and fatally wounded “in the 4800 block of South Winchester Avenue” around 6 p.m. Saturday. The gunman shot at the teenagers from inside a vehicle.

One of the teenagers was 15 and the other was 17. Both died after being transported to the hospital.

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CBS News noted that a shooting occurred at Lawrence’s Fish & Chips around 3 a.m. An argument turned into a fight, which resulted in a shooting. Four people were shot in all, one of them, a 39-year-old, succumbed to his wounds.

According to the Chicago Sun Times, 334 people have been killed in Chicago thus far in 2024.

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Authored by Awr Hawkins via Breitbart August 3rd 2024