Weekend brief

May 3–6, 2024

Complete

Weekends run Friday noon to Monday 6am.

Summary

39 people were shot in Chicago the weekend of May 3–6, 2024, and 7 died; the most were in Austin (6).

Key numbers

39
people shot
32
lived
7
died
169
assaults

8 homicide victims (all causes) and 18 sexual assaults in the same weekend.

Top 5 areas

  1. Austin6 shot · 0 fatal
  2. Lower West Side5 shot · 1 fatal
  3. Chatham4 shot · 1 fatal
  4. Gage Park3 shot · 1 fatal
  5. Bridgeport2 shot · 1 fatal
How it compares
  • The weekend before (Apr 26–29, 2024): 18 shot, 2 died. That is 21 more people shot this weekend.
  • Average of the 4 weekends before: 26.3 people shot per weekend.
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