Shootings in Chicago kills one, injures 18

  

Chicago police said that as many as 18 people were shot leaving one dead in the shooting incidents throughout Chicago during the weekend.

The authorities noted that early Sunday, a shooting erupted during an argument in the Little Village neighbourhood in which five people were injured.

This incident took place in the 3500 block of West 30th Street at 3:38am when people were involved in an argument. According to the police, a person pulled out a firearm and started shooting at people before fleeing the scene in a van.

As a result, three women were also injured. No suspect has been arrested yet.

Authorities also noted that a 35-year-old male was also struck by gunfire during a robbery on Saturday night in East Garfield Park on the West Side.

Police said that at around 11:50pm, the man was in the 3400 block of West Huron Street when he was approached by two people who took his belongings and shot him.

So far no arrests have been made in this regard.

Earlier to this robbery, a male and a female were shot in the parking lot of a gas station Saturday at the corner of Ashland Avenue and Van Buren Road on the Near West Side, according to the officials.

The incident occurred at 10:50pm and the Police started an investigation.

Authorities also noted that a person was found dead with apparent gunshot wounds Saturday in Little Village at about 6:45am.

Police said at that time he had gunshot wounds to his head and back, without revealing any other details.

Police also noted that at least five other people have been shot in Chicago so far this weekend.

The mass shooting incidents raised concerns about gun violence which is a prevalent issue in the US. According to the data, firearms outnumber the population in the US, and attempts to address their spread face substantial political resistance.

The United States has already witnessed three mass shootings in the early days of the year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, an NGO defining a mass shooting as an incident resulting in four or more people wounded or killed.

School shootings, in particular, serve as poignant reminders of the political deadlock surrounding gun control. In a tragic incident in Uvalde, Texas in May 2022, a man took the lives of 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school.