Weekend brief
May 8–11, 2026
CompleteWeekends run Friday noon to Monday 6am.
Summary
27 people were shot in Chicago the weekend of May 8–11, 2026, and 4 died; the most were in North Lawndale (5). Same weekend last year: 18 shot, 6 died.
Key numbers
27
people shot
23
lived
4
died
181
assaults
4 homicide victims (all causes) and 15 sexual assaults in the same weekend.
Top 5 areas
- North Lawndale5 shot · 0 fatal
- Chatham3 shot · 0 fatal
- South Lawndale2 shot · 1 fatal
- West Englewood2 shot · 1 fatal
- West Lawn2 shot · 1 fatal
How it compares
- The weekend before (May 1–4, 2026): 9 shot, 3 died. That is 18 more people shot this weekend.
- Same weekend last year (May 9–12, 2025): 18 shot, 6 died. That is 9 more people shot this weekend.
- Average of the 4 weekends before: 17.3 people shot per weekend.
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Recent weekends
| Weekend | People shot | Died | Assaults | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6–9, 2026 | 10 | 2 | - | Shootings pendingAssaults pending |
| Oct 30 – Nov 2, 2026 | 19 | 4 | 128 | Complete |
| Oct 23–26, 2026 | 16 | 3 | 161 | Complete |
| Oct 16–19, 2026 | 21 | 3 | 136 | Complete |
| Oct 9–12, 2026 | 15 | 5 | 179 | Complete |
| Oct 2–5, 2026 | 23 | 2 | 159 | Complete |
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