CHICAGO Although the number of shootings in Chicago over the weekend didn’t reach the level of a week earlier, when at least 36 people were shot, there still was firearm violence in the city.
Police say a total of 13 people people were shot from Friday through Sunday รน two of them struck by bullets on their way to church. Three of the shootings were fatal.
Those killed have been identified as 18-year-old Alfredo Perez of the West Side, 26-year-old Willie Birmingham of the South Side, and 25-year-old Michael Phipps, also of the South Side.
The total of 13 weekend shootings does not include one man who was shot to death by police after a reported hostage situation. (AP)
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