<p>Two dozen people have been shot in Chicago so far over the Labor Day holiday weekend.</p><p>Of the 24 people shot since 5 p.m. Friday, six have died from their injuries, according to Chicago police. Two teenagers were wounded in separate shootings.</p><p>As of Monday afternoon, the weekend's violence was lower than <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/09/02/labor-day-weekend-violence-crime-brandon-johnson-donald-trump" target="_blank" >last Labor Day weekend</a>, when nine people were killed and 52 wounded.</p><p>Labor Day marks the end of summer. And this season has been historically peaceful in Chicago, compared to past years.</p><p>The city had 122 murders in June, July and August — the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/09/02/chicago-violence-mayor-johnson-giannoulias-quigley-mendoza" target="_blank" >lowest summer total since 1965</a>. Last year, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/01/01/chicago-crime-murder-homicide-shooting-president-trump-mayor-johnson" target="_blank" >total violence also hit record lows</a> for the first time in decades.</p><p>Despite decreasing violence, six people have been killed and 18 wounded this weekend in shootings mainly on the South and West sides. One person was also injured in a stabbing Friday night.</p><p>The first fatal shooting happened during an argument <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/09/05/man-fatally-shot-after-argument-in-chicago-lawn" target="_blank" >Friday night in Chicago Lawn</a>. Josh Washington, 28, was fatally shot in his abdomen by a person he was arguing with in the 7300 block of South Kedzie Avenue.</p><p>At around 2 a.m. Saturday, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/09/05/man-fatally-shot-by-2-people-in-west-englewood" target="_blank" >two people fatally shot a man</a> in West Englewood. Enderson Linares, 29, was in the 6500 block of South Laflin Street when the two people shot him and fled in a blue sedan. Linares, who lived on the block where he was killed, was pronounced dead at the scene.</p><p>A woman was <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/09/06/woman-fatally-shot-near-west-side-home" target="_blank" >found in a Near West Side home</a> suffering from several gunshot wounds just after midnight Sunday. Officers discovered Crystal Salter inside the home in the 2100 block of West Jackson Boulevard. She was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital. </p><p>A <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/09/06/austin-shooting-jerome-kirk" target="_blank" >Springfield man was fatally shot</a> Sunday afternoon in the Austin neighborhood. Jerome Kirk, 20, was sitting in a car in the 300 block of North Lamon Avenue when a person walked up to the vehicle and fired shots.</p><p>A 26-year-old man was <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/09/07/logan-square-shooting" target="_blank" >fatally shot Sunday evening</a> near Kosciuszko Park in the Logan Square neighborhood. Officers found the man, who has not been identified, unresponsive on the ground with a gunshot wound to his back in the 2700 block North Harding Avenue.</p><p>Around 7:30 a.m. Monday, a 27-year-old woman was found fatally shot in her head inside a Woodlawn home in the 6300 block of South Vernon Avenue. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they were conducting a homicide investigation.</p><p>This summer's two other holiday weekends also saw below-average levels of violence. </p><p>Memorial Day was the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/05/24/17-people-shot-overnight-chicago" target="_blank" >least deadly weekend</a> for the holiday in 16 years. Two people died and at least 38 were wounded in Chicago.</p><p>Five people were killed and 23 were hurt in the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/07/06/july-fourth-weekend-violence-total-homicides-shootings-injured" target="_blank" >least violent Fourth of July weekend</a> in at least seven years. </p>
6 killed, 18 hurt in Labor Day weekend gun violence 2026
IUSTITIA.BG – Investigations 2009-2026 2026-09-07 19:59:10
Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
