Chicago weekend shootings have left at least 33 people shot, five fatally, police said.
CHICAGO -- At least 33 people have been shot, five fatally, in weekend violence across Chicago, police said.evening near"The Bean" statue in the Loop, leading Mayor Lori Lightfoot to impose a curfew for unaccompanied minors on weekends at Millennium Park.
Two people were arrested shortly after 16-year-old Seandell Holliday was shot dead while crowds gathered near"The Bean," police said. Seandell was shot in his chest and pronounced dead at Lurie Children's Hospital. Shootings in the downtown area have increased this year. So far this weekend, five of the 31 shootings victims were in the 1st police district, which covers the Loop and Near South Side areas. Shootings in the district are up 60% over last year through May 8, according to police statistics. All other categories of major crime - including murder, robbery, theft and battery - are also up in the downtown police district.
in the Lawndale neighborhood. The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. in 1200 block of South California Avenue, police said. One of the men, 40, was shot in the chest and died Mount Sinai Hospital. The other man, also 40, was hospitalized in good condition.
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