Chicago shootings: Tracking gun violence in 2024

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Last updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 5:42PM GMT
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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.

Sep 17, 2024, 12:30 PM GMT

Woman shot to death inside Washington Heights home, police say

A woman was shot and killed on the city's South Side on Tuesday morning, according to the Chicago Police Department.

The shooting happened near 101st Street and Aberdeen Street in Washington Heights neighborhood.

Around 4:31 a.m. police said someone outside the house started shooting.

At least one of the bullets hit a37-year-old woman in the chest who was inside a house. The woman died at the scene.

No other injuries were reported. No one was arrested.

Chicago police are investigating the shooting as a homicide.

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Sep 17, 2024, 4:23 AM GMT

13-year-old girl among 4 shot inside Back of the Yards business, police say

A teenage girl was among four people shot inside a South Side business on Monday night, Chicago police said.

Police said the shooting happened in the 1500-block of West 51st Street in the Back of the Yards neighborhood just before 8:30 p.m.

Officers responded to a call about shots fired in the area and found four people who had been shot inside a business.

The victims told police that they were inside when they heard multiple shots and the breaking of windows.

A 29-year-old man, shot in his neck, and was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. His condition was later upgraded to good.

A 13-year-old girl, shot in her lower back, was transported to Comer Children's Hospital in fair condition.

A 48-year-old woman, shot in her arm, was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.

A 57-year-old woman, shot in her hand, was transported to St. Bernard Hospital in good condition.

What led up to the shooting was not immediately clear.

No one is in custody and Area One detectives are investigating.

Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

Sep 15, 2024, 3:16 PM GMT

Woman, man injured in Lakeview shooting: Chicago police

Two people were injured in a North Side shooting early Sunday morning, Chicago police said.

Police said the shooting happened in the Lakeview neighborhood's 1000-block of West Belmont Avenue just after 2 a.m.

A passenger in a vehicle heard shots and felt pain before realizing she had suffered a graze wound to her forehead, police said.

The Chicago Fire Department treated the victim, a 25-year-old woman, who was then transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital in good condition.

Police said a second victim, a 22-year-old man later showed up to Illinois Masonic Hospital with a gunshot wound to his back. He is listed in good condition.

A witness told officers the gunshots may have been fired from a dark-colored vehicle.

There is no one in custody and Area Three detectives are investigating.

Sep 14, 2024, 10:37 AM GMT

Man shot to death inside vehicle in West Garfield Park, police say

A man was fatally shot inside a vehicle on the city's West Side late Friday night, Chicago police said.

Police said the shooting happened in the West Garfield Park neighborhood's 4700-block of West Lake Street just before 11:15 p.m.

Someone fired shots from a blue sedan, striking a 27-year-old man, who was a passenger in another vehicle, police said.

Police said the victim, shot in his chest, was transported in critical condition to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

No one is in custody and Area Four detectives are investigating.

Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.