Chicago saw five murders over the weekend with 25 survivors of shootings, according to preliminary information from the Chicago police department. Those numbers are likely to go higher by 2 or 3 murders as detectives and the medical examiner’s office investigate the deaths of two children and a woman who were found dead in Lake Michigan on Saturday.
For now, though, the weekend’s performance is among the best for the same weekend since 2015, according to HeyJackass, a site that independently tracks city violence using open-source and official data. Over the past decade, only 2023 had fewer victims (1 dead, 25 injured) and 2019 had the same number of victims (6 dead, 24 wounded)
CPD said the deaths of the woman and children found in the Lake between 5700 and 6300 south “appear to be connected and appear to stem from a domestic dispute.”
The first discovery came at 11:23 a.m., when first responders pulled an infant girl from the water in the 5700 block of South Lake Shore Drive. As of Sunday morning, the medical examiner had not listed her age.
Three hours later, at 2:23 p.m., two more bodies were found nearly a mile south. Police said a 6-year-old boy was recovered from the lake in the 6300 block of East Hayes Drive, and a 31-year-old woman was pulled from the water in the same area. Medical examiner records, however, list the woman as being found about a block south from the boy.
CPD radio traffic indicates that police also recovered a baby seat, two blankets, and a diaper bag in the park about a block south of La Rabida Children’s Hospital, 6501 South Promontory Drive, not far from 67th Street Beach.
Police have not said why they believe the deaths are connected, why they are tied to a domestic dispute, how the victims ended up spread over such a distance, or whether detectives are seeking any suspects.
CPD responded to two mass shootings, defined as four or more people shot during a single event. Four men were shot in the 6600 block of South Halsted on Friday evening. Early Monday, four more men were injured during a shootout in the 5300 block of West North Avenue. All of the victims from both cases survived.
The police department released the following information about this weekend’s shootings:
Friday, September 12, 2025
1:26 p.m. | 4900 block of West Monroe Street
A 32-year-old man was shot in the upper body by someone who got out of a light-colored sedan. He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
3:00 p.m. | 1100 block of South Mozart Street
A 32-year-old man was shot multiple times by someone in an SUV. He was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
4:31 p.m. | 7800 block of South Racine Avenue
A 26-year-old man sitting inside a vehicle was struck in the arm and wrist by gunfire. He was taken to U of C in fair condition.
7:46 p.m. | 5500 block of South State Street
A 40-year-old man self-transported to U of C with gunshot wounds to the thigh and abdomen. He was listed in good condition but was uncooperative with officers.
9:33 p.m. | 6600 block of South Halsted Street
Officers found a 38-year-old male on the ground with gunshot wounds to the left and right side. He was in critical condition at U of C. Two additional victims, men ages 35 and 36, walked into St. Bernard Hospital with gunshot wounds to their legs. A fourth victim, a 49-year-old man, walked into U of C with gunshot wound to the left thigh and calf. No other details were released.
Saturday, September 13, 2025
2:45 a.m. | 1700 block of North Kimball Avenue
A 26-year-old woman was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head. She was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital and pronounced dead.
3:58 a.m. | 4200 block of West Adams Street
An 18-year-old man was shot in the knee and heel after several men opened fire. He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good condition.
5:30 a.m. | 6300 block of South Vernon Avenue
A 16-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man were each shot in the leg by three armed men. Both victims self-transported to U of C in good condition.
5:38 a.m. | 2900 block of South Dearborn Street
A 31-year-old man was shot multiple times by someone who got out of a vehicle. He was taken to U of C in fair condition.
7:15 p.m. | 11300 block of South Carpenter Street
A 17-year-old boy was shot in the chest by someone firing from a blue sedan. He was taken to Christ Hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead.
11:07 p.m. | 900 block of West 85th Street
A 21-year-old man was shot in the thigh and was taken to Christ Hospital in good condition. A 38-year-old man was shot multiple times and listed in critical condition. Both were struck during a confrontation with two men in a black SUV.
Sunday, September 14, 2025
12:05 a.m. | 4500 block of West Wilcox Street
A 25-year-old man sitting in a vehicle was shot in the thigh and arm by one of four men who approached him. He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in fair condition.
12:59 a.m. | 1600 block of West 87th Street
A 28-year-old woman inside a residence near a front window was shot in the head and buttock. She was taken to Christ Hospital in fair condition.
3:10 a.m. | 4800 block of West Haddon Avenue
A 32-year-old man was shot in the arm after a fight at a gathering. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition.
3:32 a.m. | 5700 block of West Ohio Street
A 39-year-old man was shot in the leg. He was uncooperative with police and was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in fair condition.
4:53 a.m. | 6200 block of South Laflin Street
A 59-year-old man was shot outside and taken to U of C in good condition.
5:10 a.m. | 3600 block of South Lowe Avenue
A 28-year-old man standing near a sidewalk was shot twice in the leg. He was taken to U of C in good condition.
6:15 p.m. | 2900 block of East 88th Street
A 38-year-old man was shot in the hand and elbow by one of five men who confronted him. He was taken to U of C in fair condition.
8:14 p.m. | 7800 block of South Marshfield Avenue
A 59-year-old man was shot in the back after a verbal altercation with several men. He was taken to Christ Hospital in critical condition.
Monday, September 15, 2025
12:18 a.m. | 5000 block of North Winthrop Avenue
A 17-year-old boy was shot multiple times by a group of eight males. He was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
2:58 a.m. | 10600 block of South Avenue M
A 17- to 18-year-old male was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
11:51 p.m. | 5300 block of West North Avenue
Two men, ages 32 and 40, were shot during an exchange of gunfire. Both were taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition. Two suspects, ages 30 and 33, were also struck and taken into custody.
Editor’s note: HeyJackass data includes shootings that occur on expressways within city limits, which CPD does not count because the Illinois State Police investigates those incidents. For statistical purposes, the site defines “weekend” as noon Friday to 6 a.m. Monday. CPD also uses a narrower window as its definition of “weekend”: 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. Also, the weekend’s totals may rise or fall slightly as officials investigate incidents and victims succumb to injuries.
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