A violent encounter on Chicago’s West Side early Saturday morning left one person critically injured and involved a shootout between police and a gunman.
The holiday season in Philadelphia was disrupted by a devastating wave of gun violence over the weekend, with 11 separate shootings leaving 24 people injured, four of them fatally.
Chicago experienced another violent weekend, with at least 16 people shot, including four fatalities, under Mayor Brandon Johnson’s leadership. Gun violence continues to plague the city, which has already seen 544 homicides in 2024, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.