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Holiday Weekend Shootings Across U.S. Leave Multiple Dead, With Chicago River North Mass Shooting Killing One

Police across several cities report active investigations with few arrests, urging public tips.

Overview

  • Chicago police say four gunmen opened fire around 2:35 a.m. at LaSalle and Hubbard as victims entered a vehicle, killing a 34-year-old man and leaving three men, ages 35, 36, and 43, in critical condition.
  • Investigators in the River North case documented dozens of shell casings, examined a green Porsche near the scene, and noted the victims’ yellow Lamborghini SUV rolled to a stop as the suspects fled in another vehicle.
  • In the Bronx, 15-year-old Eric Aitken of Waterbury, Connecticut, was fatally shot in a seventh-floor hallway at Eastchester Gardens, and a 14-year-old boy was wounded; detectives are seeking multiple suspects and have made no arrests.
  • In East Baltimore, a 34-year-old man died and a 57-year-old man was listed in critical but stable condition after a double shooting on East Madison Street, with police asking for information from the public.
  • In separate Chicago and Louisville incidents, a 23-year-old man was killed after more than 40 shots were fired outside an Uptown McDonald’s, the Jefferson County coroner identified Austin Lee Laslie, 34, as the victim of a Christmas Day shooting, and Louisville police reported a 15-year-old died Sunday after being shot at a Parkland home.