Weekend of bloodshed in Chicago as ten are killed and 35 injured in a spate of 'gang-related' shootings
- Sudden gang-related shootings took place between Friday and Sunday evening
- Chicago Police confirmed 19 people had been arrested on gun-related charges
- Mayor of Chicago Lori Lightfoot said she would be arranging a meeting with Chicago Police
At least ten people have been killed following a spate of shootings in Chicago, police have confirmed.
The weekend of bloodshed saw more than 45 people shot following a string of sudden gang-related shootings that took place between Friday and Sunday evening.
Following the days of violence, Chicago Police confirmed that 19 people had been arrested on gun-related charges.
Chicago Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement seen by ABC News: 'In response to several gang related incidents since Friday, Superintendent Eddie Johnson has ordered targeted patrols on areas with suspected retaliation.
At least ten people have been killed after at least 45 people were shot at in a a string of sudden gang-related shootings in Chicago
Chicago Police carry out searches in the area after at least 45 people are shot in a weekend of bloodshed in the area
Police carry out investigations after ten are fatally wounded in a string of gun violence in Chicago
'Several people of interest are also being questioned in relation to some of our incidents and detectives have good video leads in others.'
One incident, which occurred on Saturday morning, saw four people shot near Chicago's Northwestern University and left two men, aged 28 and 25, dead according to ABC Chicago station WLS.
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The two survivors, a 28-year-old man and 26-year-old man, told the news station that they had been standing near a van when bullets were fired at them and they were wounded.
At about 4am on Sunday morning a woman, 26, was fatally wounded in the 4900-block of South Princeton Avenue in Fuller Park after gunshots were fired at her chest.
In one incident, four people were shot at and two were killed near Chicago's Northwestern University
Mayor of Chicago Lori Lightfoot condemned the spate of shootings and told the public she would be holding a meeting with the head of Chicago Police
Police said that 19 people had been arrested on gun-related charges following the weekend of violence. (Stock image)
She was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.
Hours later, a 22-year-old and a 25-year-old man were shot and killed by people in another car as they drove through the 100-block of West North Avenue in Old Town.
The shooters, who fled the scene in their vehicle, left the 22-year-old with a shot to the back of his head and the 25-year-old with multiple gunshot wounds.
Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.
Following the bloodshed, Mayor of Chicago Lori Lightfoot condemned the spate of shootings and said she would be arranging a meeting with the head of Chicago Police.
Speaking to ABC7 News on Monday Mayor Lightfoot said: 'I'm bringing in the superintendent, the deputy chief of patrol and any other commander whose district saw an uptick in violence over the weekend and we're gonna have what I'm gonna call Accountability Mondays.'
The weekend of bloodshed, which left ten killed, took place between Friday and Sunday evening. Pictured: Chicago skyline
