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Nearly 60 Shot, 11 Fatally, Across Chicago in Violent Weekend

Among the victims was 17-year-old Jahnae Patterson, who was shot and killed at a party when two gunmen approached and opened fire

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    Nearly 60 Shot, 11 Fatally, in Violent Chicago Weekend

    Nearly 60 people were shot between Friday night and Monday morning across Chicago, according to police. Susan Carlson reports. 

    (Published 5 hours ago)

    Note: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson were scheduled to address the weekend's violence at a news conference beginning at 11 a.m., which will be streamed live above. 

    Nearly 60 people were shot between Friday night and Monday morning across Chicago, according to police, marking a violent weekend with six shooting incidents that wounded at least four people at one time.

    Of the 58 people who were shot between 7 p.m. Friday and 3 a.m. Monday, 11 have died, officials said.

    Among the victims was 17-year-old Jahnae Patterson, who was shot and killed at a party in the Lawndale neighborhood early Sunday.

    Violent Weekend Across Chicago

    Violent Weekend Across Chicago

    At least five people were killed out of a total of 34 people in overnight shootings in Chicago—the youngest being an 11-year-old. NBC 5's Regina Waldroup reports.

    (Published Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018)

    Authorities said she was standing on the sidewalk in the 1300 block of South Millard Avenue at around 2:34 a.m. when two gunmen approached and opened fire.

    Patterson was shot in the face and pronounced dead on the scene, according to police. Five other people - including two young boys, ages 11 and 14 - were wounded in the shooting as well.

    A vigil was held for Patterson Sunday night, with her mother saying she was an innocent victim amid the violence.

    "My baby just left the house. Twenty minutes later I get a call stating my baby got shot. And then when we get over there, they are shooting again," said Tanika Humphries, Patterson's mother. "This violence got to stop."

    The spike in violence led to a chaotic scene outside Stroger Hospital, as families packed hospital grounds waiting for word about loved ones who had been shot.

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel was quick to blame the violence on too many guns on the street. Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson was expected to address the shooting incidents and police response at a news conference Monday morning.

    At Least 34 People Shot Overnight in Gresham, Lawndale & West Humboldt Park

    At Least 34 People Shot Overnight in Gresham, Lawndale & West Humboldt Park

    NBC 5's Lexi Sutter has the latest details from Stroger Hospital where dozens of emotional family members gathered.

    (Published Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018)

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