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 man was shot to death on the city's South Side on Sunday morning, Chicago police said.
Police said the shooting happened in the Chinatown neighborhood's 400-block of West Cermak Road around 7 a.m.
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At least 30 people have been shot, six fatally, in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.
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A man is dead and two others are injured after an early Sunday morning shooting on the city's Northwest Side, Chicago police said.
Police said the shooting happened in the Logan Square neighborhood's 1700-block of North Harding Avenue around 2:30 a.m.
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A woman was shot to death on the city's North Side early Sunday morning, Chicago police said.
Police said the shooting happened in the Cabrini-Green neighborhood's 900-block of North Cambridge Avenue just before 4:30 a.m.
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