Weekend brief

Apr 26–29, 2024

Complete

Weekends run Friday noon to Monday 6am.

Summary

18 people were shot in Chicago the weekend of Apr 26–29, 2024, and 2 died; the most were in South Shore (3).

Key numbers

18
people shot
16
lived
2
died
162
assaults

2 homicide victims (all causes) and 14 sexual assaults in the same weekend.

Top 5 areas

  1. South Shore3 shot · 0 fatal
  2. South Chicago2 shot · 1 fatal
  3. Auburn Gresham2 shot · 0 fatal
  4. Austin2 shot · 0 fatal
  5. Belmont Cragin2 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
  • The weekend before (Apr 19–22, 2024): 13 shot, 4 died. That is 5 more people shot this weekend.
  • Average of the 4 weekends before: 31 people shot per weekend.
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