Overview
- Chicago police recorded at least 13 people shot since the long weekend began, with four fatalities citywide, according to police figures reported locally.
- A 23-year-old man was killed outside an Uptown McDonald’s after more than 40 rounds were fired around 4 a.m. Saturday, and a firearm was recovered at the scene.
- Two 17-year-olds were taken into custody in West Lawn after a report that a firearm was pointed at a woman, and a concealed weapon discharged during a struggle with officers; no injuries were reported and charges are pending.
- Baltimore police said a 34-year-old man was killed and a 57-year-old man was critically injured and stable after a Friday night double shooting on the 1400 block of East Madison Street, with tips requested from the public.
- Christmas night in the Chicago area included at least eight shooting victims with one fatality reported in Park Manor, and three women wounded in Aurora with non-life-threatening injuries, as 2025 city homicides were reported at 392 for context.