Chicago is the most violent city in the world, because 109 people were shot and 19 people were murdered in one weekend over the July 4th 2024 holiday. See other Chicago news here.
The murders and tumultuous shootings occurred from July 3rd to July 7th. Two women and an 8-year-old boy were killed in a shooting at a party.
Among the dead was Melvin Hill, 36, he was shot to death on his kitchen floor. Cops found him bleeding and unresponsive.
3 people were shot in a drive-by shooting involving a dark colored SUV. Another man was murdered in a shooting on train tracks.
A man and woman were shot in another drive-by shooting, the man died. A 74-year-old woman and a 31-year-old woman were shot. There were several other homicides in shootings throughout the city of Chicago.
