14 Shot During Weekend in Democrat-Controlled Chicago

At least fourteen people were shot, two of them fatally, during the weekend in Democrat-controlled Chicago, Illinois.

CBS News reported the weekend’s first fatal shooting occurred Friday just after 5:40 p.m. following an argument between a 42-year-old man and another man. The second man pulled a gun and shot the 42-year-old, hitting him multiple times.

The 42-year-old was transported to a hospital, where he died.

The weekend’s second fatal shooting occurred at 11:40 p.m. Saturday “in the area of the 5100 block of West Chicago Avenue.” Officers responded to the sound of gunfire and a found a man on the ground with a gunshot wound to his head. The man was taken to a hospital, where he later died. 

NBC Chicago noted that shootings surged in the Windy City during February and March, especially in one particular week: “[T]here were 32 shootings in the city between March 23 and March 29.”

Shootings in Chicago in March were up 15 percent over March of 2025.

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