Chicago shootings: Tracking gun violence in 2024
ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team Last updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2024 10:14PM 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.
Oct 20, 2024, 5:54 PM GMT
Man shot, killed in South Chicago, police say
A man died after being shot in South Chicago, police said.
The shooting happened on Sunday at about 4:03 a.m. in the 8500-block of S. Saginaw Avenue.
Police found a 23-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to U of C where he died.
No one in custody.
Oct 20, 2024, 5:50 PM GMT
Man shot to death in West Pullman: police
A man was shot to death in the city's West Pullman neighborhood, according to CPD.
The shooting happened at about 2:02 a.m. in the 12000-block of South Halsted Street on Sunday.
CPD responded to shots fired and found a 36-year-old man that had been shot in the chest.
He was taken to the hospital where he died.
No one in custody.
Oct 20, 2024, 5:46 PM GMT
Man hit by gunfire inside kitchen in West Humboldt Park: CPD
A 20-year-old man was shot late Friday night while standing in the kitchen of a home in the city's West Humboldt Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.
Officers were called to the home in the 1400 blk. of North Keeler at 11:59 p.m, said police.
The shots were fired from the alley, said police.
The victim was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg in good condition.
There is no one in custody.
Area Five Detectives are investigating.
READ MORE | Man, 20, hit by gunfire inside kitchen in West Humboldt Park, Chicago police say
Oct 20, 2024, 12:12 PM GMT
Man shot to death in Oakland, police say
A man was shot to death in the Oakland neighborhood, Chicago police said.
The shooting happened at about 8:41 p.m. on Saturday night in the 3800-block of S Ellis Avenue.
Witnesses told police that two men shot a 32-year-old man and fled in a white vehicle.
The victim was taken to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. He died at U of C.
Nobody is in custody.
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