Chicago witnessed another brutal weekend under Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson’s leadership, with at least 19 people shot and seven fatally wounded across the city. The violence adds to a growing list of grim statistics in a city already plagued by out-of-control crime and soft-on-crime policies.
The bloodshed began Friday around 9:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of South Michigan Avenue. A dispute between two men escalated into a physical altercation during which a firearm was discharged. A 31-year-old man was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene.
Saturday morning brought further violence. At approximately 10:13 a.m., a man standing outside in the 3000 block of West Polk Street was shot multiple times by an approaching assailant and died on site. Less than 40 minutes later, police discovered the body of a 42-year-old man with fatal gunshot wounds inside a residence on West 93rd Street.
The killing continued early Sunday morning. Around 5:30 a.m., officers responded to a call near the 35th/Archer CTA Orange Line stop on South Leavitt Street. A 26-year-old man had been shot in the upper body and was declared dead at the scene.
Later Sunday evening, at 7:38 p.m., a 32-year-old man was found with multiple gunshot wounds on West Fulton Street. He was pronounced dead on the scene. A second 32-year-old man was also shot in the same area and later died at the hospital.
The weekend’s seventh fatality occurred just after 11 p.m. Sunday at a gas station on North Western Avenue. Police arrived to find a 21-year-old man shot in the head. He died on the scene.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, 281 homicides have been recorded in the city so far this year.
Despite mounting death tolls, Mayor Brandon Johnson continues to back progressive policies that have failed to deter the city’s criminal element. Critics argue that lenient prosecution, anti-police rhetoric, and sanctuary city policies have created an environment where violent crime flourishes unchecked.
