As President Donald Trump threatens to send the National Guard into Chicago to quell violence, violence surges, with 16 people wounded over the weekend in three mass shootings. Other attacks leave seven dead and dozens injured.
Chicago saw its most violent holiday weekend of the summer as President Donald Trump’s threats to send the National Guard into the city have put local crime rates in the national spotlight.
At least seven people were killed and 49 others wounded in citywide shootings over the Labor Day weekend. Trump has called the city a “killing field” and planned to send National Guard troops as soon as this week. City and state leaders have staunchly opposed the plan, citing overall dropping crime rates in recent years and saying the presence of federal troops could do more harm than good.
This weekend’s gun violence was a significant jump from last year’s late-summer holiday weekend, when eight people were killed and 22 wounded. Memorial Day weekend and the Fourth of July weekend were also less violent this year. Four people were killed and 22 were shot over Memorial Day weekend, and eight were killed and 40 were shot over Independence Day weekend, which was also marked by a high-profile mass shooting in River North.
Sixteen of the wounded this weekend were involved in three attacks: a mass shooting in Bronzeville that left seven wounded; another mass shooting in Oakland that hospitalized five; and a drive-by shooting in Humboldt Park that hurt four. Weekend mass shooting details
Around 11:10 p.m. Saturday, a group of people were standing in the 3500 block of South State Street when a vehicle drove by and someone inside opened fire, Chicago police said. Seven people were wounded.
A 28-year-old woman was shot in the left thigh and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital
A man, 30, was shot in the right leg and taken to University of Chicago Medical Center
A 30-year-old woman was shot in the right knee and taken to University of Chicago
A 30-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his left thigh and was taken to Stroger Hospital
A 31-year-old man was shot in the left foot and taken to University of Chicago
A 32-year-old man was shot in the left thigh and taken to St.
