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At least 12 people were shot, three fatally, on night one of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first Memorial Day weekend in office.that the first fatal shooting was discovered at about 12:50 a.m. when a 33-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his armpit was found unresponsive “near the 7800 block of South Seeley Avenue.”A short time later, a 34-year-old man with a gunshot wound was found lying “on the sidewalk near the 500 block of West Surf Street.
Just before 3 a.m., a 26-year-old woman was shot in the face while standing close to “the 2300 block of West 18th Street.” She was pronounced dead at the scene.that 23 people were shot during Brandon Johnson’s first weekend as mayor, and one of those shooting victims succumbed to his wounds.
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