AT least sixteen people have been killed and dozens more injured in a wave of shootings over the Labor Day weekend.
Gunfire erupted in multiple cities, with Chicago suffering the worst toll – 52 shot, seven fatally, since Friday night.
A bloody Labor Day weekend left 16 people dead and dozens more injured in shootings across the US[/caption]
Chicago was hit hardest, with at least 52 shot and seven killed[/caption]
Eden Adugna, 22, was killed in a shootout in Cincinnati on Labor Day weekend[/caption]
The surge in bloodshed comes as President Donald Trump considers deploying the National Guard to Chicago.
Chicago Shooting Spree
In South Shore, one of 77 defined community areas of Chicago, a 25-year-old woman was found shot to death inside an apartment just before midnight Friday.
She was twice to the abdomen and once to the left leg.
Another woman inside was also wounded.
By late Saturday morning, two men were standing outside in East Garfield Park when a dark SUV pulled up and a gunman opened fire.
According to ABC affiliate WLS-TV, two men, aged 29 and 32, were shot.
The 29-year-old man was shot multiple times and died at Mt. Sinai Hospital.
That evening, a 43-year-old woman in Altgeld Gardens was ambushed by five males who unleashed gunfire.
She later died in the hospital.
In Bronzville, seven people were wounded late Saturday when a gunman opened fire at a large gathering.
Hours later in Humboldt Park, four people were shot in a drive-by.
In the early hours of Sunday, a 33-year-old man was killed during an argument in the Englewood neighborhood after being shot in the head.
Several mass shootings followed.
In Pilsen, three men were hit in another early-morning shooting Sunday.
A 46-year-old victim died after being struck multiple times, while two others survived with leg injuries.
In the afternoon, a 14-year-old boy was shot in the arm and hand in Lawndale while standing near a sidewalk.
He is expected to recover.
Just after 1 am Monday, five more people were gunned down during a large gathering near Ellis Park.
A 17-year-old boy was left in critical condition. Police recovered four firearms and questioned one person.
One Killed in Atlanta
Atlanta police say a man in his 50s was killed after a fight between a woman’s current and former boyfriend turned deadly.
Officers said the suspect, believed to be the current boyfriend, fled the scene, ABC affiliate WSB-TV reported.
Police have been called to the apartment complex several times in the past six months for reported domestic disputes between a woman and her ex-boyfriend, according to the property manager.
The pair share two young children, the manager said.
On Monday morning, the ex-boyfriend allegedly tried to break into the woman’s apartment, sparking a confrontation with another man. That altercation escalated into a shooting.
Authorities have not yet released the names of anyone involved.
Cincinnati Shooting
Three young people were killed in a shooting on Sunday afternoon in Mt. Washington, Ohio, before the gunman turned the weapon on himself, police said.
The victims were identified as Bemnet Deresse, 27, Eden Adugna, 22, and Feven Adugna, 20, CBS affiliate WKRC-TV reported.
Three young people were killed in a shooting on Sunday afternoon in Mt. Washington, Ohio, including Feven Adugna, 20[/caption]
Bemnet Deresse, 27[/caption]
According to investigators, two of them died at the scene while the third woman was rushed to the hospital, where she later died.
Authorities have not released the name of the fourth person involved or provided additional details about the shooter.
Hours later, a woman was found shot in the head in Millvale and declared dead at the scene.
According to the Hamilton County coroner, 22-year-old Treasure Thomas was killed, NBC affiliate WLWT reported.
The man injured in the shooting was hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds.
Police said Monday afternoon that Malik Blanchard, 24, was arrested by the Homicide Unit and charged with murder.
Child Killed in Houston
In Houston, police confirmed an 11-year-old boy was fatally shot late Saturday after playing a “ding dong ditch” prank, ringing doorbells and running away.
The boy died from his wounds on Sunday.
An 11-year-old child was killed after playing a “ding dong ditch” prank[/caption]
Two Killed in California
Two men died after shots rang out at Don Knabe Regional Park in Cerritos, Los Angeles, early Sunday.
The two victims were rushed to the hospital but did not survive their injuries, CBS News reported.
Deputies said up to 25 rounds were fired before several vehicles fled the scene.
New York Woman Killed in Crossfire
New York police say Robin Wright, 69, was shot in the face and killed in East Harlem on Wednesday when she was caught in crossfire during a shootout between three men.
Friends said she had just begun using a walker after recovering from a hospital stay, the New York Times reported.
Police said the investigation remains ongoing and no one has been taken into custody.
Meanwhile, three others were injured in a shooting in Manhattan’s East Village.
Three men aged 35, 37 and 41 were shot outside a building just after 3:30 am Sunday.
They were rushed to Bellevue Hospital and are expected to recover.
One Dead in North Carolina
In Nashville, North Carolina, police confirmed one person died Sunday after being found with multiple gunshot wounds inside a home.
Officers called it a “senseless act of violence” and said the case remains under investigation.
After DC Trump Eyes Chicago
The Trump administration’s crime crackdown in DC has included aggressive street sweeps and gun confiscations, with city and federal authorities taking around 150 weapons off the street since Trump declared a public safety emergency nearly three weeks ago.
Attorney General Pam Bondi posted that 105 arrests and 12 illegal guns had been seized, part of a near-daily tally led by US Attorney Jeanine Pirro.
Preliminary reports from federal authorities suggest more than 700 arrests and 91 firearms seized in just over two weeks, with a 40% drop in robberies and auto break-ins reported by local police.
Trump has deployed around 800 National Guard troops to DC, with 100–200 on duty at any time, and reassigned federal agents from agencies like ICE to patrol the city.
He has repeatedly hailed the operation as a success, posting on Truth Social that “DC IS NOW A CRIME FREE ZONE, IN JUST 12 DAYS!!!”
Trump also renewed threats to send federal agents and National Guard troops to Chicago, prompting pushback from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Trump warned Pritzker on social media, saying he must “straighten it out, FAST, or we’re coming!” Pritzker called the plan “unprecedented and unwarranted” and “illegal, unconstitutional, un-American.”
Mayor Johnson signed an executive order, the “Protecting Chicago Initiative,” to affirm city police authority and block cooperation with federal operations.
Johnson warned that deploying the National Guard could inflame tensions and emphasized the city would pursue all legal avenues to protect residents’ rights.
