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20 shot, four fatally, in bloody Chicago weekend ahead of DNC
By Alex Oliveira,
5 hours ago
At least 20 people were shot during weekend violence in Chicago — including one gunned down just blocks from the site of the upcoming Democratic National Convention.
Just after 1 a.m. Sunday, a 21-year-old got into a car wreck with a black truck on the 500-block of Damen Avenue, less than a mile north of the United Center where the DNC will kick off Monday to presumably nominate Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential ticket.
The driver of the truck reportedly unloaded a weapon at the 21-year-old, striking him in the head, cheek, and shoulder before fleeing.
At least four people were killed in 20 shootings across Chicago over the weekend KYLE MAZZA/Shutterstock
Around the same time across town on the Lower West Side, a man and a woman were found shot to death in a car.
Officers responding to the sound of shots encountered a group of armed suspects near the car and opened fire at them, striking one who later died at a hospital.
The bloody weekend was a relatively calm one for Chicago — last weekend 33 were shot, and 48 the week before. Getty Images The Democratic National Convention will be hosted at the United Center in Chicago beginning Monday AP
At least four people were killed during the weekend violence, but it was a relatively tame weekend for Chicago.
Last weekend, 33 people were shot and one was killed, while the weekend before 48 were shot and five were killed.
Over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, at least 109 people were shot, 19 of them fatally.
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