Chicago July 4th weekend violence: 100 people shot, including 11 kids, and 18 killed
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At least 100 people were shot in Chicago over the extended holiday weekend, including 11 children and a police commander, and 18 were killed, according to information released Tuesday.
The Chicago Sun-Times called it the city's deadliest weekend of 2021 so far. Eight shootings were reported on Friday evening into the night, with the first recorded at 6:30 p.m. local time. Police said two 20-year-old men were in a vehicle that was stopped at a red light when "an unidentified offender approached the vehicle on foot and began shooting at the victims." One of the victims suffered five gunshot wounds throughout his torso and back and was pronounced dead at an area hospital. The second victim was shot in the leg and was expected to survive. At least two other murders were reported before the clock struck midnight.
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