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Five Killed, 22 Wounded in Chicago Weekend Shootings
At least five people died and 22 were injured in shootings across Chicago from Friday night through early Saturday. A drive-by attack on a Juneteenth celebration left multiple victims wounded.
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At least five people were killed and 22 others wounded in shootings across Chicago over the weekend of June 20-21 2026. m. on Friday, June 19 2026, in the Princeton Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side.
Two gunmen inside a red SUV opened fire on a crowd celebrating Juneteenth before speeding off, Chicago police said. Responding officers found a 32-year-old woman shot twice in the back and a 44-year-old man whose back was grazed by four bullets. A 17-year-old boy and a 22-year-old woman were each shot in the thigh.
A 32-year-old man was shot in the head. A 26-year-old man was shot in the body and remained in critical condition. The suspects remained at large as of Sunday morning, June 21 2026. A 29-year-old man was killed and an elderly bystander was wounded in a separate drive-by shooting in the West Pullman area.
Three men aged 33, 34 and 50 were killed in separate shootings across the city on Friday night. A 37-year-old man was fatally shot in the neck in the Bridgeport neighborhood early Saturday, June 20 2026. At least 10 additional people were wounded in shootings citywide during the 24-hour period from Friday night to Saturday night, ABC7 Chicago reported.
Murders in Chicago are up 8% in 2026 compared to 2025, according to Chicago Police Department data. Homicides remain down 35% compared to four years earlier. 2025 was a record low year for killings in Chicago.
Governor JB Pritzker posted on X about Father’s Day on Sunday but did not mention the weekend shootings. Governor JB Pritzker did not respond to The New York Post’s request for comment Sunday.
