Overview
- Police say at least 16 people were shot across Chicago over the weekend, and four of the victims died.
- Much of the violence took place overnight, with police reporting that about eleven people were shot between roughly 9 p.m. Saturday and 6 a.m. Sunday.
- Known fatal scenes include an Englewood SUV shooting that killed Steven Gallegos, a West Side attack in Austin that killed a 48-year-old woman, and separate killings on the Far South Side and in Chicago Lawn.
- Injured victims range from a 17-year-old who self-transported to Insight Hospital to adults listed in critical condition at hospitals such as the University of Chicago Medical Center, Christ Hospital, and Mt. Sinai.
- Area One, Area Two and Area Four detectives are handling the separate investigations, and the clustered, late-night incidents are adding pressure on investigators and emergency-care units.