At least 15 people were shot, two of them fatally, over the weekend in Chicago, where Mayor Brandon Johnson is a Democrat.
ABC7/ Chicago Sun-Times report The first of the two fatal shootings occurred around 11:45 p.m. Friday, when a 37-year-old man was standing near his car in the 1300 block of West 13th Street when a group of assailants attacked him. A shot was fired at the man.
He was taken to a hospital, where he died.
The second shooting of the weekend occurred at 11 a.m. Saturday, when a 55-year-old man was in the 6700 block of South Ashland Avenue when someone in a passing vehicle opened fire, killing him. Died.
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Breitbart News reported that at least 32 people were shot in Chicago over the Easter weekend, four of whom succumbed to their injuries.
by sun times112 people were murdered in Chicago from January 1, 2024 to April 7, 2024.
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