Chicago shootings: Tracking gun violence in 2024
ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team 
Last updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 12:57AM GMT
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 21, 2024, 5:22 PM GMT
Man shot to death in Washington Park, police say
A man was shot to death on the city's South Side on Saturday morning, Chicago police said.
Police said the shooting happened in the Washington Park neighborhood's 5700-block of South Prairie Avenue just after 11 a.m.
A 29-year-old man was outside when two people got out of a black SUV and fired shots, police said.
The victim, who suffered gunshot wounds to his body, was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
No one is in custody and area detectives are investigating.
Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.
Sep 21, 2024, 2:39 PM GMT
16-year-old boy shot, killed in Little Village, Chicago police say
A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot Friday night in Little Village, Chicago police said.
Officers found the teen on the ground with a gunshot wound to the back near 24th and Trumbull at around 11:22 p.m., police said.
The boy died at the hospital, police said.
Sep 21, 2024, 2:37 PM GMT
3 men shot while in parked car in Englewood, Chicago police say
Three men were hit by gunfire while sitting inside a parked car Friday night in Englewood, Chicago police said.
At about 10:48 p.m., two people came up to the vehicle near 60th and Princeton and opened fire, police said.
All three victims are hospitalized in good condition.
Sep 21, 2024, 12:41 PM GMT
Man fatally shot, another critically wounded during fight in Gage Park, Chicago police say
One man is dead and another is in critical condition in a shooting in Gage Park, Friday night.
Chicago police said this happened during a fight between the two men at around 8:13 p.m. near 55th and Spaulding.
