Weekend brief

Oct 9–12, 2026

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Weekends run Friday noon to Monday 6am.

Summary

15 people were shot in Chicago the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026, and 5 died; the most were in Roseland (2). Same weekend last year: 11 shot, 3 died.

Key numbers

15
people shot
10
lived
5
died
179
assaults

5 homicide victims (all causes) and 22 sexual assaults in the same weekend.

Top 5 areas

  1. Roseland2 shot · 2 fatal
  2. West Englewood2 shot · 0 fatal
  3. East Garfield Park1 shot · 1 fatal
  4. North Lawndale1 shot · 1 fatal
  5. South Lawndale1 shot · 1 fatal
How it compares
  • The weekend before (Oct 2–5, 2026): 23 shot, 2 died. That is 8 fewer people shot this weekend.
  • Same weekend last year (Oct 10–13, 2025): 11 shot, 3 died. That is 4 more people shot this weekend.
  • Average of the 4 weekends before: 21.8 people shot per weekend.
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Recent weekends
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