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36 shot, no homicides in Memorial Day weekend gun violence across Chicago, police say

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Last updated: Tuesday, May 26, 2026 3:32PM GMT
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- At least 36 people have been shot in gun violence across Chicago so far this Memorial Day weekend, police said.

ABC7 is tracking the shootings across Chicago from Friday at 6 p.m. to Monday 11:59 p.m.

Here's how the news is developing.

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May 24, 2026, 1:52 PM GMT

Two women shot while sitting in car in Garfield Park, police say

Two women were shot while sitting inside a car on Chicago's West Side on Friday night, police said.

Police said the shooting happened in the Garfield Park neighborhood near West Huron Street and North Avers Avenue just before 9 p.m.

Police said the women, 31 and 32, were sitting in the gray vehicle when they heard gunshots and realized they had been hit.

Both were expected to be OK.

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May 24, 2026, 1:52 PM GMT

32-year-old shot in Back of the Yards: CPD

A 32--year-old man was shot in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on Friday, Chicago police said.

The shooting happened at about 6:57 p.m. in the 5200-Block of South Honore Street, police said.

The man was in a backyard when he was shot in the left foot.

He was taken to University of Chicago Hospital and was expected to be OK.

Nobody is in custody.

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