CHICAGO (WLS) -- The city of Chicago continues to grapple with gun violence, which impacts hundreds of people every year. As of July 7, 2024, there have been almost 1,200 total reported shootings in the city, according to the Chicago Police Department.
"We cannot take our eyes off the ball," Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said at a news conference following a violent July 4 holiday weekend. "We cannot stop thinking about the people who have been victimized by this crime."
While long holiday weekends often see a spike in gun violence, Chicago police and city officials are working to curb shootings and make the city safer.
These are the latest updates on gun violence in the city of Chicago in 2024.
A teenager was shot in the Little Village neighborhood early Sunday, Chicago police said.
Police said the shooting happened around 12:40 a.m. in the 2900-block of West 25th Street.
A 17-year-old boy was shot in the hand. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to be OK.
No one is in custody.
A woman was grazed by a bullet in Chicago's Grand Crossing neighborhood on Saturday night, police said.
The shooting happened around 11:58 p.m. in the 1600-block of East 74th Place, according to CPD.
The woman, 27, was outside when she was reportedly shot by a man who ran away.
A bullet grazed her arm and she self-transported to the hospital. She is expected to be OK. No one is in custody.
A 3-month-old infant boy and a 21-year-old man were injured in a shooting Saturday on the city's Southwest Side.
The shooting happened in the 3100 block of West 26th Street in in Little Village, Chicago police said.
Both victims were inside a vehicle at the location when two unknown male offenders exited a vehicle and shot at the victims, police said.
The 3-month-old victim was shot in the upper chest and the 21-year-old victim was shot four times, police said. They were both taken to Mt. Sinai hospital, initially reported to be in critical condition.
The offenders fled the scene after the shooting in an unknown direction, police said.
Police are still investigating a motive, but said they believe the shooting was gang-related. No one was in custody.
No further information about the shooting was immediately available.
Two men were shot, one fatally, in a shootout early Saturday, also in the South Austin neighborhood, Chicago police said.
A 53-year-old male and a 39-year-old male were standing outside when an unknown offender got out of a vehicle and began to exchange gunfire with the victims. The 53-year-old victim was shot and taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The 39-year-old victim took himself to the hospital after being shot in the leg, and he was listed in good condition.
The offender got back in the vehicle, a silver Ford Explorer, after the shooting and fled the scene with a driver in an unknown direction, police said.
No one was in custody. Police continue to investigate.
