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Weekend Violence Across Multiple U.S. Cities Leaves 7 Dead and 15 Injured

Police say most cases remain open with few arrests.

Overview

  • Chicago police report nine people shot between Saturday night and early Sunday, including four fatalities across separate incidents in Bronzeville, Auburn Gresham, North Lawndale and Back of the Yards.
  • Milwaukee police say five people were shot near 37th and Darien, one a 25-year-old man who died at a hospital, and investigators believe an argument led to the gunfire as they search for the shooter or shooters.
  • Minneapolis officers say four teenage boys suffered non-life-threatening wounds near a Lake Street Popeye’s with the suspect at large, and community leaders plan mentoring and safety patrols to deter retaliation.
  • Baltimore detectives are investigating two early-morning shootings, including a Southeast case where a man with a head wound died and a separate Northeast incident that left a 36-year-old man injured.
  • Phoenix police are probing two hit-and-run crashes, including one that killed 75-year-old Maria Leal and another that left a man critically injured, and they are seeking tips from the public.