Weekend shooting in Chicago, 8 people killed, 16 injured

At least 8 people were killed in separate incidents of shootings over the weekend in Chicago, USA. During this 16 people were injured. Information in this regard has been given in local media reports.

A local media report quoted city police as saying that the firing incident took place around 5:45 pm on Friday. A 69-year-old man was shot dead at his own home on NBC Chicago South Kilpatrick.

The victims include people of all age groups including a minor as well as a 62-year-old woman. The report said that the incidents took place in several areas including Brighton Park, South Indiana, North Kedji Avenue, Humboldt Park.

According to the report of a media group, in all these incidents of firing across the city last weekend, eight people have died in total. Apart from these killings, about 42 people were also injured during this. Small and big incidents of such shootings in America have always been seen as a big problem.

According to the Archive of Shooting Violence, more than 140 mass shootings have been recorded in the United States in the year 2022 so far. The group of researchers said that it is collecting data from 7,500 sources every day and the number of incidents has been reported and verified.

Sputnik said in its report that the Biden administration is considering new measures to prevent shooting incidents. This includes a proposal to stop the spread of so-called ‘ghost guns’. These are guns that are available for sale on online medium. They do not have serial numbers on them. They can be bought in pieces and added at home.