Chicago Has One Of Its Most Violent Weekends Of The Year

By Daniel Tucker, Nereida Moreno
Lake Shore Drive Protest
Demonstrators gather for an anti-violence protest that briefly shut down Lake Shore Drive. The weekend after the protest was the most violent of the year in Chicago, with at least 73 people shot. Michael Puente / WBEZ
Lake Shore Drive Protest
Demonstrators gather for an anti-violence protest that briefly shut down Lake Shore Drive. The weekend after the protest was the most violent of the year in Chicago, with at least 73 people shot. Michael Puente / WBEZ

Chicago Has One Of Its Most Violent Weekends Of The Year

By Daniel Tucker, Nereida Moreno
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At least 74 people were shot in Chicago over the weekend — 12 of them fatally — in one of the most violent weekends of the year.

The spike in gun violence comes just days after community organizers marched up Lake Shore Drive to Wrigley Field to raise awareness for gun violence on the South and West sides.

Morning Shift talks with Courtney Gousman, reporter and anchor for WGN-TV. Gousman covered the violence in Chicago over the weekend.

This post has been updated to reflect new information.

GUEST: Courtney Gousman, WGN-TV anchor and reporter

LEARN MORE: 74 people shot, 11 fatally, in Chicago over the weekend (Chicago Tribune 8/6/18)

Weekend Toll: 70 shot — 11 fatally — in Chicago gun violence (Chicago Sun-Times 8/6/18)

10 dead, 53 injured in Chicago weekend shootings; hospitals overwhelmed (WGN-TV 8/6/18)