CHICAGO — Shootings and other violence during the extended Fourth of July weekend have left at least 39 people dead, including 17 in Chicago, and injured dozens more nationwide, authorities said. The Fourth of July historically is one of the nation’s deadliest days of the year. A flurry of shootings around the holiday a year ago left more than a dozen people dead and over 60 wounded. And a year before that, seven people died in a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade near Chicago. Violence and mass...

Chicago shootings: At least 101 shot, 18 fatally, in citywide holiday weekend gun violence, CPD says At least 100 people have been shot, 17 fatally, in gun violence across Chicago since Wednesday evening during the extended Fourth of July holiday weekend, police said. At least 100 people have been shot, 17 fatally, in gun violence across Chicago since Wednesday evening during the extended Fourth of July holiday weekend, police said. At least 100 people have been shot, 17 fatally, in gun violence across Chicago since Wednesday evening during the extended...

Chicago shootings: At least 87 shot, 16 fatally, in holiday weekend gun violence across city: police At least 77 people have been shot, 12 fatally, in gun violence across Chicago since Wednesday evening during the extended Fourth of July holiday weekend, police said. At least 77 people have been shot, 12 fatally, in gun violence across Chicago since Wednesday evening during the extended Fourth of July holiday weekend, police said. At least 77 people have been shot, 12 fatally, in gun violence across Chicago since Wednesday evening during the extended...

At least 43 shot, 6 fatally, in Chicago in less than 12 hours At least 43 people were shot, six fatally, in Chicago in less than 12 hours on the Fourth of July and into the next day. At least 43 people were shot, six fatally, in Chicago in less than 12 hours on the Fourth of July and into the next day. At least 43 people were shot, six fatally, in Chicago in less than 12 hours on the Fourth of July and into the next day. At least...

At least 55 people have been shot, 12 fatally, throughout Chicago so far over the extended July Fourth weekend. The ongoing violence includes three mass shootings, one of which killed two women and an 8-year-old boy and critically wounded two young boys after multiple shooters opened fire into a Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood home on the South Side. Since about 11 p.m. Thursday at least 40 people were shot, six fatally. At least 19 of those shot were from mass shootings in the Austin, Greater Grand Crossing and Little Italy...

Chicago police are investigating after two separate shootings overnight left more than a dozen people injured. In both incidents, police were responding to a call of a person shot when they discovered multiple victims had sustained gunshot wounds following an exchange of gunfire by two people that fled the scene. The first incident occurred just after midnight in the 1300 block of W. Hastings in the city's Little Village neighborhood, police said. Eight people, ranging in age from 18 to 74-years-old, were injured, police said. Four people -- a 74-year-old...