Weekend brief

Jun 26–29, 2026

Complete

Weekends run Friday noon to Monday 6am.

Summary

19 people were shot in Chicago the weekend of Jun 26–29, 2026, and 5 died; the most were in Austin (2). Same weekend last year: 22 shot, 4 died.

Key numbers

19
people shot
14
lived
5
died
168
assaults

5 homicide victims (all causes) and 12 sexual assaults in the same weekend.

Top 5 areas

  1. Austin2 shot · 0 fatal
  2. Englewood2 shot · 0 fatal
  3. West Ridge2 shot · 0 fatal
  4. Greater Grand Crossing1 shot · 1 fatal
  5. Humboldt Park1 shot · 1 fatal
How it compares
  • The weekend before (Jun 19–22, 2026): 42 shot, 8 died. That is 23 fewer people shot this weekend.
  • Same weekend last year (Jun 27–30, 2025): 22 shot, 4 died. That is 3 fewer people shot this weekend.
  • Average of the 4 weekends before: 27.3 people shot per weekend.
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