Labor Day weekend brings violence to Chicago, with dozens shot and 8 killed as of early Monday morning
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CHICAGO (WGN) It’s been a violent Labor Day weekend in Chicago so far, with dozens of shooting victims and multiple deaths reported around the city since Friday evening.

The Chicago Police Department will release official numbers Tuesday morning, but as of early Monday, local affiliate WGN News counted 50 people shot, including eight killed, since 5 p.m. Friday.

The youngest person shot so far appears to be a 14-year-old boy, and at least three of the weekend shootings included multiple victims.

According to WGN’s count, this year’s Labor Day weekend violence may have already surpassed last year’s, when a total of 31 people were shot.

The tragic weekend comes as President Donald Trump’s administration prepares for an increased presence of federal agents and a potential mobilization of National Guard troops in Chicago.

Trump lashed out against Gov. JB Pritzker in a social media posting Saturday, warning him that he must straighten out Chicago’s crime problems quickly “or we’re coming.”

Still, the latest data from CPD shows crime is down overall this year by 13%, while shooting incidents have dropped almost 40% compared to 2024’s numbers.

Nonetheless, the Labor Day weekend gun violence continued overnight Sunday into the Monday holiday. Here’s a closer look at some of the incidents:

The most recent reported homicide, according to Chicago police, happened Sunday night in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the city’s Southwest Side.

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