Chicago shooting: 9 dead, 32 injured in Memorial Day weekend gun violence

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The gun culture in the United States of America is turning fatal. The mass shootings this year have been increasing drastically. On Memorial Day Weekend, massive gun violence resulted in 9 dead and 32 injured. There were several reports of gunshots all across Chicago. All the victims are aged between 14-69. The first mass shooting was reported at the 6300 Block of West Monroe Road.

In an incident, a 35-year-old man and 30-year-old woman who were sitting in a parked car in the 4100 block of West Taylor Street around 2:09 a.m. were shot. While the man succumbed to death after being shot in the head, the woman’s condition is critical. An hour earlier, three men were shot on Chicago’s north side.

In another reported incident, a man was fatally shot in Washington Heights early Sunday. The 32 injured are getting treated at various private hospitals and it is said that the death toll might increase.