Chicago shootings: At least 31 shot, 5 fatally, in Labor Day weekend gun violence, police say

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Last updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 4:36PM GMT
At least 31 shot, 5 fatally over Labor Day weekend in Chicago
At least 31 people were shot, five fatally over the 2024 Labor Day weekend in Chicago.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- At least 31 people were shot, five fatally, in shootings across Chicago so far this Labor Day weekend, police said.

Sep 03, 2024, 4:33 PM GMT

At least 31 shot, 5 fatally over Labor Day weekend in the city

At least 31 people were shot over the Labor Day weekend in Chicago.

Five people were killed in shootings throughout the city.

Sep 03, 2024, 2:03 AM GMT

3 injured, 2 critically, in West Pullman shooting: Chicago police

Three men were injured, two critically, in a shooting on Chicago's South Side on Monday evening, police said.

Police said the shooting happened in the West Pullman neighborhood just before 5:30 p.m.

Officers responded to a local hospital for a call about people who had been shot in the 12300-block of South Emerald Avenue.

A 28-year-old man, shot multiple times in his body, was transported to Christ Hospital in critical condition.

A 23-year-old man, shot in his chest and buttocks, took himself to Roseland Hospital in critical condition.

A 26-year-old man, shot in his buttocks, took himself to Ingles Hospital in good condition.

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

Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

Sep 03, 2024, 2:15 AM GMT

Woman shot to death inside moving car in Washington Park, police say

A woman was shot to death inside a vehicle on the city's South Side on Monday evening, police said.

Chicago police said the shooting happened in the Washington Park neighborhood's 200-block of East 57th Street just after 5 p.m.

A 35-year-old woman was inside a vehicle, headed eastbound on 57th Street, when someone standing near the street fired shots, striking her, police said.

Police said the victim was transported in critical condition to Stroger Hospital, where she later died.

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

Authorities did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

Sep 02, 2024, 6:38 PM GMT

Loop Starbucks struck by gunfire, Chicago police say

A Starbucks store in the Loop was hit by gunfire Monday morning, Chicago police said.

The shooting took place at about 2:40 a.m. in the 100-block of North Wabash Avenue.

A store manager said no one was hurt and the store was closed at the time.

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

READ MORE | Loop Starbucks struck by gunfire, Chicago police say