Overview
- Chicago police say eight people were shot between Friday night and early Saturday morning, including one man who died on the Far South Side and several victims hospitalized in serious or critical condition.
- Milwaukee County deputies arrested a 25‑year‑old woman at Center Street Park after a 22‑year‑old man, identified as Pepe Sikisi‑Belle Jr., was found fatally shot during his son’s birthday gathering and detectives say the suspect and victim knew each other.
- Louisville officers fatally shot a naked man near the Klondike area and the department said body‑camera footage will be released within 10 business days while separate nonfatal shootings in Jacobs, West Louisville and Old Louisville remain under investigation with no suspects announced.
- Houston police say a man who was detained and later released during a trespassing call was found shot to death hours afterward on Canal Street and investigators have not linked the earlier encounter to the killing or identified a suspect.
- Across the cities police units are collecting evidence, seeking witnesses and reviewing video, families are calling for an end to gun violence, and local schools and services are mobilizing support for children and neighbors affected by the weekend’s events.