Multiple gun violence incidents occurred in Chicago, USA. At least 27 people were shot and 5 died._1
According to recent reports from U.S. media, Chicago, Illinois, has experienced a spate of gun violence incidents, leaving at least 27 people injured and five dead.
On October 13, around noon, Chicago police discovered a 27-year-old man slumped over in the driver’s seat of a vehicle in the South Side, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency responders rushed him to a hospital, but sadly, he did not survive.
Earlier that same day, a shooting occurred in the Southwest Side at approximately 9 AM. A 41-year-old woman sitting in her vehicle was shot at close range by a man who then fled the scene. She suffered gunshot wounds to her chest and head and was taken to the hospital, where she later died.
Additionally, early on the 13th, a 23-year-old man was fatally shot in the Greater Grand Crossing area, although the reason behind the incident remains unclear.
In another report, a 38-year-old man was shot and killed while sitting in a vehicle in West Chicago on the evening of October 11. Police confirmed that he was a passenger in the car at the time of the shooting.
That same night, another shooting in the West Side resulted in the death of one woman and injuries to two others. Meanwhile, a separate incident in the North Side left a 16-year-old with serious injuries. On the same day, a 10-year-old child was grazed by a bullet in the arm during a shooting in the South Side, with the shooter still unidentified.
According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 421 mass shooting incidents across the United States this year, resulting in over 13,000 deaths from various types of gun violence.
