Overview
- A traffic stop on Friday on the South Side escalated into a foot chase and struggle in which a suspect fired on officers, two Chicago police officers were wounded and the suspect was shot and taken to the hospital.
- Chicago police charged 34-year-old Malik Wrightsell with multiple felonies including attempted first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm while he remained hospitalized and a detention hearing was delayed.
- Early Sunday, two separate shootings in Gary, Indiana, left seven people wounded and 10-year-old Montana Weathers of Chicago dead after he was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead.
- The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating the South Shore officer-involved shooting while Lake County authorities and prosecutors pursue the Gary investigations and have asked the public for tips.
- Chicago officials noted the holiday weekend had fewer violent victims than last year even as these high-profile cases keep focus on policing, hospitalizations, delayed court proceedings and community trauma.