People and police officers stand near the body of a man fatally shot in the parking lot of an event center Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, in Chicago. Several others were shot and transported to area hospitals in one of several weekend shootings in the city. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP)
Republished August 20, 2017 - 10:32 AM
Original Publication Date August 20, 2017 - 9:51 AM
Chicago police say at least 33 people have been wounded, six fatally, in weekend shootings in the nation's third-largest city.
The Chicago Tribune reports the shootings happened in just a 13-hour period ending early Sunday.
Police say someone in an SUV fired at a crowd outside a South Side banquet hall that serves as a nightclub, killing one and injuring six early Sunday. The gunman drove off.
Chicago's gun violence has drawn national scrutiny, including from President Donald Trump. The city had more than 760 homicides in 2016. That was more than New York and Los Angeles combined.
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Information from: Chicago Tribune, http://www.chicagotribune.com
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