Chicago Weekend Gun Violence Sees 7 Dead, 27 Injured
Over the past weekend, Chicago experienced a wave of gun violence that left seven people dead and at least 27 others injured in shootings across the city, according to police reports. The total of 34 victims marks the second-lowest tally for the same weekend since 2015, as reported by HeyJackass, a website that tracks Chicago crime data using open source and official databases.
This weekend’s victims consisted of 28 males and 6 females, ranging in age from 1 to 51 years old. Two mass shootings, defined as incidents involving four or more victims, contributed to the total. One incident occurred on Saturday morning in the 8200 block of South Houston Avenue, where three men and one woman were shot. Another mass shooting took place on Sunday afternoon on the 4900 block of West Ferdinand Street, where four men were shot by three gunmen.
Notable incidents from the weekend include the tragic case of a woman who has been charged with murdering her 1-year-old son by drowning him in Lake Michigan near the South Shore Cultural Center on Friday night. Additionally, in the South Loop area, a rideshare passenger was grazed by a bullet that pierced the windshield of their vehicle around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Despite ongoing concerns about violence in the city, this weekend’s numbers represent a relatively quiet period during what is typically one of the busiest times of the year for shootings.
Key Incidents:
Friday, July 18, 2025
– A 32-year-old man was shot in the thigh while walking down an alley in the 900 block of West 70th Street.
– A 17-year-old boy was targeted and struck in the right arm by a shooter in a red sedan on the 300 block of North Lavergne Avenue.
– A 1-year-old boy was tragically found drowned in Lake Michigan on the 7000 block of South South Shore Drive, with his mother charged with murder.
– A 29-year-old man was shot in the buttocks on the 6600 block of South Marshfield Avenue.
– A 22-year-old man was fatally shot in the torso on the 2800 block of West Arthington Street.
– A 21-year-old woman was found shot in the neck inside a residential building on the 7200 block of South Yates Boulevard.
– A 17-year-old boy with multiple gunshot wounds was dropped off at Holy Cross Hospital by a group in a black SUV and was pronounced dead.
Saturday, July 19, 2025
– A 13-year-old boy was shot in the buttocks while inside a residence on the 500 block of North Central Avenue.
– A 37-year-old woman was shot multiple times in the abdomen and died at the scene on the 7500 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue.
– A 30-year-old man was found in an alley with a gunshot wound to the back on the 300 block of West 64th Street.
– An 18-year-old man walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound to the thigh on the 7200 block of South Dobson Avenue.
– A 32-year-old man was shot in the ankle by someone inside a black vehicle on the 2400 block of West Warren Boulevard.
– Two men, ages 47 and 28, were shot on the 1900 block of West 19th Street.
– A group of people were shot on the 8200 block of South Houston Avenue, resulting in one fatality and multiple injuries.
– A man was found unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds on the 2000 block of East 68th Street.
– A group of people standing outside were shot on the 100 block of West 87th Street, resulting in multiple injuries and one fatality.
Sunday, July 20, 2025
– A 46-year-old woman was shot in the thigh while riding in a vehicle on the 3100 block of South Lawndale Avenue.
– A 24-year-old woman was grazed in the cheek by a bullet while riding in a rideshare on the 1900 block of South Wabash Avenue.
– A 21-year-old man was shot in the hip while walking on the 2800 block of West Polk Street.
– Four men were shot on the 4900 block of West Ferdinand Street by three armed individuals.
– Two men were shot on the 6600 block of South Dorchester Avenue.
– A 34-year-old man was found lying on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds on the 2700 block of South Whipple Street.
It is important to note that HeyJackass data includes shootings that occur on expressways within city limits, which the Chicago Police Department does not count as they are investigated by the Illinois State Police. The CPD also uses a narrower window as its definition of a “weekend,” from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday.
While violence remains a pressing issue in Chicago, the relatively lower numbers of victims over this past weekend provide a glimmer of hope in what is typically a turbulent time for the city.
