Overview
- A large late-night fight in Crown Heights left Sofronie Hartzog dead and a 34-year-old man wounded after gunfire broke out, and investigators recovered multiple shell casings while probing whether Hartzog was an intended target.
- Police in Brooklyn say a 52-year-old woman was grazed by a bullet near the Glenwood Houses playground on Monday and witnesses reported three male suspects fleeing on scooters; no arrests have been made in that incident.
- Chicago police reported roughly 25 shooting victims over the weekend with six people killed in a wave of separate incidents that included a drive-by mass shooting in Auburn Gresham where four people were shot.
- A West Englewood drive-by on Monday left an 11-year-old boy grazed and two men wounded, one in critical condition, after suspects in a black sedan followed a white SUV and opened fire.
- Authorities in both cities are collecting surveillance and body-camera footage and appealing for public tips as investigators say the use of vehicles and scooters to flee scenes and large crowds are hampering suspect identification and arrests.