Overview
- A series of largely separate shootings across Chicago from Saturday night into early Sunday left at least 14 people shot and one person dead, city police reported.
- In Bronzeville, four boys ages 12 through 14 were struck by gunfire around 9:39 p.m. Saturday and were taken to hospitals in good or fair condition.
- Police arrested and charged a 13-year-old in the Bronzeville attack; prosecutors filed multiple felony counts including aggravated battery involving a firearm and the suspect faces a juvenile detention hearing.
- Other overnight scenes across neighborhoods such as Lincoln Park, Greater Grand Crossing, Grand Boulevard, Chatham and North Lawndale produced several more victims, including a 39-year-old woman in critical condition and an 18-year-old man who was found dead.
- City leaders and aldermen have urged parental and business accountability as investigations continue and police work to tie together separate incidents and pursue further arrests and court proceedings.