At least eight dead and 58 injured in shootings in Chicago over the Thanksgiving weekend as the city’s homicide rate hits a ten-year high
Shootings left 8 dead and 58 injured in Chicago from Thursday to Sunday
Latest victim is 18-year-old who was shot dead in vehicle at 2pm Sunday
Eric Peoples, 30, died on his own birthday on Sunday, while other victims included Rickey King, 37, Diego Alvarado, 16, Thomas Smith, 24
Officers said they saw Cleotha Mitchell, 37, fatally shoot Jeffery Banks, 35
Police ‘engaged’ Mitchell, who shot another person in arm, and was killed
In October, Chicago surpassed 600 homicides this year, in numbers that have not been seen since 2003. There were 468 murders in 2015
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28 November 2016
At least 58 people were shot in Chicago over Thanksgiving weekend, leaving eight dead as the city faces the highest number of homicides in more than a decade.
The latest victim is an 18-year-old who was shot dead in his vehicle at 2pm on Sunday, NBC reported.
Two gunmen outside a house party on Saturday night left one dead and five others injured, while another shooting killed a 16-year-old boy on Friday evening.
In October, Chicago surpassed 600 homicides this year, in numbers that have not been seen since 2003. There were 468 murders in 2015, and 416 the year before.
On Sunday afternoon, an 18-year-old was in a parked vehicle when a suspect in an SUV opened fire in a drive-by shooting, according to NBC.
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