At least 28 people were shot, one of them fatally, during the weekend across Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.
CBS News reported that the fatal shooting occurred at 11:45 p.m. Saturday “in the 8000 block of South Morgan Street,” after two groups of people quarreled.
A 25-year-old woman was shot numerous times and died after being transported for medical attention.
During the same shooting, a 36-year-old man was struck by gunfire and taken to the hospital in fair condition.
Hours later, about 2:45 a.m. Sunday, a woman opened fire on a group of men, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Three men, a 31-year-old, a 37-year-old, and a 38-year-old, were wounded in the incident and the 37-year-old was hospitalized in critical condition.
The Chicago Tribune noted that gun-related violence was up during the first quarter of 2026, with Chicago “[recording] 105 homicides through the first week of April, up slightly from the 98 killings seen in the same time period in 2025.”
Law-abiding Chicago residents must jump through numerous hoops to legally acquire a gun for self-defense and, like all Illinois residents, must jump through additional hoops to carry a gun on their person throughout the day. Mayor Johnson has been a strong proponent for gun control for the people, while the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s senior VP and general counsel Lawrence Keane noted Johnson’s “armed security” detail costs taxpayers about $30 million a year.
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