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One Dead and Ten Shot in Chicago Late-Night Shooting Wave

Chicago police continue to investigate after detaining a person of interest following the Near North Side shooting.

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Police guard a shooting scene in the 400 block of North Wells Street on June 20, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
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Overview

  • Between 7 p.m. Thursday and 3 a.m. Friday, eight separate shootings wounded nine people and killed one in Chicago neighborhoods.
  • The lone fatality occurred around 9:10 p.m. in Englewood when a 32-year-old man was gunned down as he left a store.
  • No arrests have been made in connection with the overnight violence, though officers detained a man fleeing through a Near North Side CPD lot.
  • On Friday evening, a fight outside a River North pizzeria escalated into gunfire that struck a 36-year-old man in the forearm.
  • Early Friday in the South Loop, car burglars unleashed more than 30 rounds at a man who confronted them, marking the third such incident this week.