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Chicago’s Fourth of July Weekend Sees Over 50 Shot, Six Killed

Chicago’s homicide count has surpassed 200 this year following a July Fourth surge in weekend shootings.

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Overview

  • More than 50 people were shot and six killed in Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend.
  • Numerous drive-by shootings struck neighborhoods across the city, including one near the Cook County Courthouse.
  • Sixteen-year-old Meeyah Smith was struck in the throat in Avalon Park and later pronounced dead.
  • No suspects are in custody for the South Austin attacks and Area Four detectives are leading the investigations.
  • The weekend violence intensified a summer pattern and pushed Chicago’s 2025 homicide toll past 200.