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Weekend Wave of Shootings Hits Multiple U.S. Cities

Authorities have opened multiagency investigations to gather surveillance footage, public tips, evidence after a weekend surge of shootings.

Overview

  • A mass shooting at Charles Young Park in Lexington on Saturday left one person dead and four others wounded, including a 4-year-old and a 14-year-old, and police say the investigation is active with no public suspect information.
  • Houston officers and a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper shot an armed suspect who had been firing at vehicles on North Wayside Drive, the suspect was hospitalized and HPD said body-worn camera footage will be released within 30 days.
  • Chicago experienced several separate incidents over the weekend, including a drive-by in Auburn Gresham that wounded four people with two in critical condition and other shootings that together left at least seven people injured and several killed overnight.
  • Philadelphia police are probing two North Philadelphia shootings that happened about 15 to 20 minutes apart, with one victim in critical condition and investigators seeking surveillance and witness tips to determine a link.
  • Across cities, law enforcement teams are collecting video, shell‑casing and hospital evidence, requesting public tips, and making few immediate arrests as communities and officials warn about the heightened danger to bystanders at public gatherings.