Crime & Safety
Chicago’s Deadliest Weekend: Report
Last weekend was reportedly the city's deadliest of the year.
CHICAGO — More people were reportedly killed in Chicago over the weekend than any other weekend this year.
Seventeen were shot to death between Friday afternoon and early Monday morning, including twin 17-year-olds and an eighth-grade honors student, the Chicago Tribune reported.
“Up until now, Father's Day weekend had been the most violent with 59 people shot, 13 fatally,” the Tribune said. “The same number of people were shot this past weekend but more of the shootings were fatal, according to Tribune data.”
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