Weekend brief

May 1–4, 2026

Complete

Weekends run Friday noon to Monday 6am.

Summary

9 people were shot in Chicago the weekend of May 1–4, 2026, and 3 died; the most were in New City (3). Same weekend last year: 13 shot, 3 died.

Key numbers

9
people shot
6
lived
3
died
160
assaults

4 homicide victims (all causes) and 17 sexual assaults in the same weekend.

Top 5 areas

  1. New City3 shot · 0 fatal
  2. Auburn Gresham2 shot · 1 fatal
  3. Gage Park1 shot · 1 fatal
  4. Greater Grand Crossing1 shot · 1 fatal
  5. Englewood1 shot · 0 fatal
How it compares
  • The weekend before (Apr 24–27, 2026): 15 shot, 5 died. That is 6 fewer people shot this weekend.
  • Same weekend last year (May 2–5, 2025): 13 shot, 3 died. That is 4 fewer people shot this weekend.
  • Average of the 4 weekends before: 17.8 people shot per weekend.
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