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Post-Christmas Gun Violence Strikes U.S. Cities, With Chicago Mass Shooting and Bronx Teen’s Killing

Police pursue vehicle and video leads with suspects still at large.

Overview

  • Chicago police say four gunmen opened fire around 2:35 a.m. in River North as four men entered a vehicle, killing a 34-year-old and critically injuring three others before fleeing by car.
  • Investigators in Chicago examined a green Porsche at the scene and Cook County Crime Stoppers offered up to $10,000 for tips, with no arrests announced.
  • NYPD identified the Bronx victim as 15-year-old Eric Aitken and reported a 14-year-old wounded, as detectives search for multiple suspects tied to the Eastchester Gardens shooting.
  • In downtown Phoenix, three women suffered non-life-threatening injuries and one man was critically hurt in a pre-dawn shooting that shut roads and halted light-rail service during the investigation.
  • Houston police reported two 17-year-olds shot after a large party at a short-term rental, with one in critical condition and investigators reviewing surveillance video, as other weekend shootings were logged in Baltimore, Louisville, Minneapolis and across Chicago.