Chicago shootings: Tracking gun violence in 2024
ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team 
Last updated: Sunday, October 6, 2024 8:32PM 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 06, 2024, 8:31 PM GMT
Man shot, critically injured inside vehicle in River North: Chicago police
A man was shot inside a vehicle in River North early Sunday morning, Chicago police said.
Police said the shooting happened around 3 a.m. in the 200-block of West Hubbard Street.
A 33-year-old man was a passenger inside a vehicle when a white vehicle approached, police said. Someone fired shots before fleeing the scene.
The victim, shot above the right eye, was dropped off at Northwestern Hospital in critical condition.
No one is in custody and Area Three detectives are investigating.
Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.
Oct 05, 2024, 11:23 PM GMT
Man found shot to death inside high-rise apartment in South Loop, Chicago police say
A man was found dead inside a high-rise apartment Saturday morning on the city's South Side, Chicago police said.
Police said they found the man at about 3:32 a.m. with gunshot wounds to his body near Cullerton and Dearborn in the South Loop.
What led up to the shooting was not immediately clear.
As of right now, no one is in custody.
Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.
Oct 05, 2024, 11:16 PM GMT
Man shot to death in Portage Park: Chicago police
A man was fatally shot on the city's Northwest Side early Saturday morning, Chicago police said.
Police said the shooting happened in the Portage Park neighborhood's 5600-block of West Addison Street around 4:15 a.m.
A person in a black sedan dropped off a 20-year-old man who had been shot in his right hip, police said.
The victim was listed in critical condition and later died.
Police said the circumstances surrounding the shooting are unknown.
No one in custody and Area One detectives are investigating.
Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.
Oct 05, 2024, 4:14 PM GMT
Man shot to death inside vehicle in Fernwood: Chicago police
A man was shot to death inside a vehicle on Chicago's South Side on Friday night, police said.
Police said the shooting happened in the Fernwood neighborhood's 10600-block of South State Street just after 10:30 p.m.
A 35-year-old man was sitting in a parked vehicle with a female of an unknown age when a male approached them on foot and fired shots, police said.
The Chicago Fire Department transported the victim, shot in the head, to Christ Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office later identified him as Marzelle C. Moore.
There is no one in custody and Area Two detectives are investigating.
Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.
