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Overnight Cluster of Shootings Leaves Multiple Dead in Chicago

Separate late-night homicides strained police, prompting evidence collection, suspect searches, bodycam reviews, public appeals.

Overview

  • Chicago police say a series of separate shootings and one stabbing over the weekend left at least four people dead and about a dozen wounded with incidents spread across Englewood, Austin, Little Village, Garfield Park, Back of the Yards and Albany Park.
  • In Englewood, officers say a quarrel on Friday night ended when a suspect opened fire, wounding three men and killing a 34-year-old; detectives have made no arrests in that case as of the latest reports.
  • Houston investigators say officers encountered an armed suspect standing over an unresponsive man in a Westheimer parking garage late Saturday, shot the suspect after commands to drop the weapon went unanswered, and both people were later pronounced dead with bodycam video to be released within 30 days.
  • Milwaukee and Minneapolis police reported separate overnight shootings that left three dead in Milwaukee and an 18-year-old injured in Minneapolis; authorities in both cities say investigations are active and no arrests have been announced.
  • Hospitals across the affected cities treated multiple victims, police are collecting surveillance and public tips to advance their probes, and the cluster of incidents is renewing scrutiny of local public-safety responses and investigative transparency.