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Seven Killed, 26 Wounded in Chicago Weekend Shootings

Police rely on surveillance, ShotSpotter alerts, hospital reports as investigations continue.

Overview

  • Chicago police reported seven fatalities and 26 injuries in separate shootings from Friday through early Monday, with no mass shootings recorded.
  • A 36-year-old was shot around 1:13 a.m. in the Loop and drove to Northwestern in fair condition as surveillance showed occupants of a red Nissan Rogue near a 7-Eleven and the driver firing three to four rounds before fleeing after dropping the victim.
  • A 38-year-old man was critically wounded during an argument while drinking in a North Side park, where officers applied a tourniquet before transport and circulated a suspect description last seen heading east on George Street.
  • A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot Marimar Martinez in Brighton Park after officials said she rammed a federal vehicle and drove toward the agent, and she is now in federal custody after hospital release on charges of assaulting a federal officer.
  • In a related incident in Detroit, a blue Lincoln SUV fired roughly 28 to 30 shots in a drive-by that killed one teen and critically injured another, with ShotSpotter guiding officers to the scene and two persons of interest taken for questioning as rifle and handgun casings were recovered.