Overview
- Chicago police preliminary reports show 10 people were shot, three died and one person was stabbed over the Labor Day weekend.
- Incidents occurred across South, West and Near North neighborhoods including West Englewood, Chicago Lawn, Grand Crossing, Little Italy, Gage Park and Uptown.
- Several victims were teenagers, including a 15-year-old with two gunshot wounds and a 16-year-old who was struck in the leg, while other victims ranged from their late 20s to late 50s.
- A person of interest is in custody in the Little Italy shooting where police recovered a gun, but most other cases remain under active investigation with no arrests reported.
- City officials deployed extra officers and Violence Interrupters for the holiday weekend and police warned the counts are preliminary and may change as investigations and hospital reports continue.