19 killed, 86 wounded in shootings during extended Fourth of July weekend in Chicago

More than 100 people were shot, including 19 who were killed, during shooting attacks in Chicago over the extended Fourth of July weekend.By the end of Friday, the tally of shootings — six people shot Thursday and 62 shot Friday, 12 killed over both days — surpassed the numbers for last year’s entire holiday weekend. , 11 people were killed and 62 wounded over the holiday weekend, which stretched over four days, July 1-4.This year’s holiday violence includes four mass shootings. In all, 24 people were shot, four fatally, in the mass attacks. Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling will join Mayor Brandon Johnson at 9 a.m. to address the shootings during a meeting at Public Safety Headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan Ave.“We are devastated by the recent violence that has left our city in a state of grief, and we extend our heartfelt condolences to the families and communities impacted by these recent events,” Mayor Johnson’s office said in an earlier statement.Early Sunday, a white truck approached a group of people on the street in the 3700 block of South State Street and there was an exchange of gunfire, leaving four people shot, police said. A 41-year-old man was shot in his lower back and was in critical condition, police said. A 31-year-old man was shot in his abdomen and left hip and was also in critical condition. A 35-year-old woman was shot in her buttocks and was listed in good condition, and a third man, 30, was shot in his left thigh and also listed in good condition, police said. All four were taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, authorities said.Besides the gunshot victims noted above, 60 other people were wounded by gunfire between11 p.m. Wednesday and 5 a.m. Monday, the span of time the Sun-Times is using to define the start of this year’s four-day holiday weekend.