Weekend brief

Mar 27–30, 2026

Complete

Weekends run Friday noon to Monday 6am.

Summary

13 people were shot in Chicago the weekend of Mar 27–30, 2026, and 2 died; the most were in Brighton Park (2). Same weekend last year: 7 shot, 1 died.

Key numbers

13
people shot
11
lived
2
died
149
assaults

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

Top 5 areas

  1. Brighton Park2 shot · 1 fatal
  2. Near West Side2 shot · 0 fatal
  3. Englewood1 shot · 1 fatal
  4. Ashburn1 shot · 0 fatal
  5. Austin1 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
  • The weekend before (Mar 20–23, 2026): 20 shot, 6 died. That is 7 fewer people shot this weekend.
  • Same weekend last year (Mar 28–31, 2025): 7 shot, 1 died. That is 6 more people shot this weekend.
  • Average of the 4 weekends before: 19.5 people shot per weekend.
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