Weekend brief

Jul 3–6, 2026

Complete

Weekends run Friday noon to Monday 6am.

Summary

20 people were shot in Chicago the weekend of Jul 3–6, 2026, and 3 died; the most were in West Garfield Park (8). Same weekend last year: 41 shot, 7 died.

Key numbers

20
people shot
17
lived
3
died
190
assaults

4 homicide victims (all causes) and 15 sexual assaults in the same weekend.

Top 5 areas

  1. West Garfield Park8 shot · 1 fatal
  2. Auburn Gresham2 shot · 0 fatal
  3. South Chicago2 shot · 0 fatal
  4. Austin1 shot · 1 fatal
  5. West Englewood1 shot · 1 fatal
How it compares
  • The weekend before (Jun 26–29, 2026): 19 shot, 5 died. That is 1 more person shot this weekend.
  • Same weekend last year (Jul 4–7, 2025): 41 shot, 7 died. That is 21 fewer people shot this weekend.
  • Average of the 4 weekends before: 26.8 people shot per weekend.
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