Chicago noticed 5 murders over the weekend with 25 survivors of shootings, based on preliminary data from the Chicago police division. These numbers are prone to go greater by 2 or 3 murders as detectives and the medical expert’s workplace examine the deaths of two kids and a lady who had been discovered lifeless in Lake Michigan on Saturday.
For now, although, the weekend’s efficiency is among the many greatest for a similar weekend since 2015, based on HeyJackass, a website that independently tracks metropolis violence utilizing open-source and official knowledge. Over the previous decade, solely 2023 had fewer victims (1 lifeless, 25 injured) and 2019 had the identical variety of victims (6 lifeless, 24 wounded)
CPD stated the deaths of the girl and youngsters discovered within the Lake between 5700 and 6300 south “look like related and seem to stem from a home dispute.”
The primary discovery got here at 11:23 a.m., when first responders pulled an toddler woman from the water within the 5700 block of South Lake Shore Drive. As of Sunday morning, the medical expert had not listed her age.
Three hours later, at 2:23 p.m., two extra our bodies had been discovered practically a mile south. Police stated a 6-year-old boy was recovered from the lake within the 6300 block of East Hayes Drive, and a 31-year-old lady was pulled from the water in the identical space. Medical expert information, nevertheless, record the girl as being discovered a few block south from the boy.
CPD radio visitors signifies that police additionally recovered a child seat, two blankets, and a diaper bag within the park a few block south of La Rabida Youngsters’s Hospital, 6501 South Promontory Drive, not removed from 67th Road Seaside.
Police haven’t stated why they consider the deaths are related, why they’re tied to a home dispute, how the victims ended up unfold over such a distance, or whether or not detectives are searching for any suspects.
CPD responded to 2 mass shootings, outlined as 4 or extra individuals shot throughout a single occasion. 4 males had been shot within the 6600 block of South Halsted on Friday night. Early Monday, 4 extra males had been injured throughout a shootout within the 5300 block of West North Avenue. All the victims from each circumstances survived.
The police division launched the next details about this weekend’s shootings:
Friday, September 12, 2025
1:26 p.m. | 4900 block of West Monroe Road
A 32-year-old man was shot within the higher physique by somebody who obtained out of a light-colored sedan. He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless.
3:00 p.m. | 1100 block of South Mozart Road
A 32-year-old man was shot a number of instances by somebody in an SUV. He was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital in crucial situation.
4:31 p.m. | 7800 block of South Racine Avenue
A 26-year-old man sitting inside a automobile was struck within the arm and wrist by gunfire. He was taken to U of C in honest situation.
7:46 p.m. | 5500 block of South State Road
A 40-year-old man self-transported to U of C with gunshot wounds to the thigh and stomach. He was listed in good situation however was uncooperative with officers.
9:33 p.m. | 6600 block of South Halsted Road
Officers discovered a 38-year-old male on the bottom with gunshot wounds to the left and proper aspect. He was in crucial situation at U of C. Two further victims, males ages 35 and 36, walked into St. Bernard Hospital with gunshot wounds to their legs. A fourth sufferer, a 49-year-old man, walked into U of C with gunshot wound to the left thigh and calf. No different particulars had been launched.
Saturday, September 13, 2025
2:45 a.m. | 1700 block of North Kimball Avenue
A 26-year-old lady was discovered unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the pinnacle. She was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital and pronounced lifeless.
3:58 a.m. | 4200 block of West Adams Road
An 18-year-old man was shot within the knee and heel after a number of males opened fireplace. He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good situation.
5:30 a.m. | 6300 block of South Vernon Avenue
A 16-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man had been every shot within the leg by three armed males. Each victims self-transported to U of C in good situation.
5:38 a.m. | 2900 block of South Dearborn Road
A 31-year-old man was shot a number of instances by somebody who obtained out of a automobile. He was taken to U of C in honest situation.
7:15 p.m. | 11300 block of South Carpenter Road
A 17-year-old boy was shot within the chest by somebody firing from a blue sedan. He was taken to Christ Hospital in crucial situation, the place he was later pronounced lifeless.
11:07 p.m. | 900 block of West eighty fifth Road
A 21-year-old man was shot within the thigh and was taken to Christ Hospital in good situation. A 38-year-old man was shot a number of instances and listed in crucial situation. Each had been struck throughout a confrontation with two males in a black SUV.
Sunday, September 14, 2025
12:05 a.m. | 4500 block of West Wilcox Road
A 25-year-old man sitting in a automobile was shot within the thigh and arm by one among 4 males who approached him. He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in honest situation.
12:59 a.m. | 1600 block of West 87th Road
A 28-year-old lady inside a residence close to a entrance window was shot within the head and buttock. She was taken to Christ Hospital in honest situation.
3:10 a.m. | 4800 block of West Haddon Avenue
A 32-year-old man was shot within the arm after a combat at a gathering. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in severe situation.
3:32 a.m. | 5700 block of West Ohio Road
A 39-year-old man was shot within the leg. He was uncooperative with police and was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in honest situation.
4:53 a.m. | 6200 block of South Laflin Road
A 59-year-old man was shot exterior and brought to U of C in good situation.
5:10 a.m. | 3600 block of South Lowe Avenue
A 28-year-old man standing close to a sidewalk was shot twice within the leg. He was taken to U of C in good situation.
6:15 p.m. | 2900 block of East 88th Road
A 38-year-old man was shot within the hand and elbow by one among 5 males who confronted him. He was taken to U of C in honest situation.
8:14 p.m. | 7800 block of South Marshfield Avenue
A 59-year-old man was shot within the again after a verbal altercation with a number of males. He was taken to Christ Hospital in crucial situation.
Monday, September 15, 2025
12:18 a.m. | 5000 block of North Winthrop Avenue
A 17-year-old boy was shot a number of instances by a gaggle of eight males. He was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless.
2:58 a.m. | 10600 block of South Avenue M
A 17- to 18-year-old male was discovered unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the pinnacle. He was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
11:51 p.m. | 5300 block of West North Avenue
Two males, ages 32 and 40, had been shot throughout an alternate of gunfire. Each had been taken to Stroger Hospital in honest situation. Two suspects, ages 30 and 33, had been additionally struck and brought into custody.
Editor’s be aware: HeyJackass knowledge consists of shootings that happen on expressways inside metropolis limits, which CPD doesn’t depend as a result of the Illinois State Police investigates these incidents. For statistical functions, the positioning defines “weekend” as midday Friday to six a.m. Monday. CPD additionally makes use of a narrower window as its definition of “weekend”: 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. Additionally, the weekend’s totals could rise or fall barely as officers examine incidents and victims succumb to accidents.
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