U.S. Chicago endures another weekend of violence: report


By Xia Lin
  • World
  • Wednesday, 12 Oct 2022

NEW YORK, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 30 people were shot, two fatally, in holiday weekend shootings across Chicago, Eyewitness News on Tuesday cited police.

A man was fatally shot during a downtown fight early Sunday morning. The victim was transported to Northwestern Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

On Saturday, a person was found shot to death in East Garfield Park. He had suffered more than 15 gunshot wounds on the body and was pronounced dead by police.

As of the end of September, 519 homicides occurred in Chicago this year, according to police source.

In September alone, there were 70 homicides and 295 shootings in the third largest city of the United States, it added.

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