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Weekend Shootings Leave Multiple Dead and Dozens Wounded in Chicago and Texas

Major investigations are under way across Illinois and Texas following a string of separate shootings, pursuits and officer-involved killings.

Overview

  • The weekend violence that unfolded Saturday and Sunday left several people dead and many others wounded in separate incidents across Chicago and parts of Texas.
  • In Chicago’s Little Italy a 5-year-old boy was shot in the abdomen and remains in critical condition after a black SUV pulled up and someone inside began firing.
  • A drive-by at a large gathering in Humboldt Park wounded six people, two of them critically, and police continue to search for the shooter.
  • A high-speed pursuit on the Southwest Side ended when a vehicle left the roadway and struck a freight train box car, killing three occupants and critically injuring a fourth.
  • Texas authorities made several arrests over the weekend, including a capital murder charge for Angel Javier Rodriguez in Harris County, while Fort Worth police investigate two fatal officer-involved shootings and plan further public briefings and body-camera releases.