[ April 23, 2026 ]
Chicago residents beg for more help as crime wreaks ‘havoc.’ Over fifty four people were shot, seven dead over Labor Day weekend in his city.
Spike in Violence in Chicago Over Labor Day Weekend
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American rapper Carlton Dequan Weekly was murdered in Gold Coast, Chicago. Weekly was fatally shot by four gunmen in a targeted attack related to gang violence after shopping with his girlfriend outside a retail store in the Gold Coast neighborhood.
Shop & dodge flying bullets— Octavius (@Dying_Truths) September 2, 2025
The spike comes as Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker battles with Trump over Chicago. Matt Margolis of PJ Media: Trump recently called Chicago “a mess” with an “incompetent mayor—grossly incompetent— and we’ll straighten that one out probably next.” In response, Pritzker, told Trump not to come to Chicago, and warned that sending National Guard troops would bring an “unprecedented and difficult time” and vowed, “We will see the Trump administration in court. The state of Illinois is ready to stand against this military deployment with every peaceful tool we have.” How stupid does he look now? According to ABC7 in Chicago on Sunday, over the Labor Day weekend, Chicago experienced a surge in gun violence, with at least 35 individuals shot, five fatally, according to the Chicago Police Department. The incidents spanned various neighborhoods, including South Shore, East Garfield Park, Altgeld Gardens, Englewood, Bronzeville, Humboldt Park, and Heart of Chicago (PJ Media).
https://t.co/9k7Lws4jRz 1 year ago 2024. Chicago shootings: At least 98 shot, 17 fatally, in citywide holiday weekend gun violence, CPD says. Nothing changed. pic.twitter.com/D9Zn6iCslN
— William J. Dean (@William_Brave) September 2, 2025
Chicago Alderman is asked what more can be done about the 50+ people shot over Labor Day weekend in his city.
His answer?
Trump is a dictator and is normalizing violence. pic.twitter.com/8NggG2wMuf
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) September 2, 2025
54 shot, 7 killed in Chicago weekend bloodbath after Pritzker claims Trump, National Guard not needed
ADVERTISEMENTBy Zoe Hussain, NY Post, Sep. 1, 2025:
Bodies are piling up on the streets of Chicago over Labor Day weekend – with 54 shot, including seven killed, as President Trump and Illinois Gov. Pritzker spar over sending the National Guard into the Windy City.
At least 32 separate shootings occurred in Chicago between Friday evening and noon on Monday, according to a review of police incident reports by ABC News.
Just hours after Trump posted a message on Truth Social on Saturday criticizing Pritzker’s handling of crime in the city, at least seven people were shot around 11:10 p.m. in Bronzeville. All of the people are expected to be okay.
Just hours after Trump posted a message on Truth Social on Saturday criticizing Pritzker’s handling of crime in the city, at least seven people were shot around 11:10 p.m. in Bronzeville. All of the people are expected to be okay.
At least 32 separate shootings occurred in Chicago between Friday evening and noon on Monday, according to a review of police incident reports by ABC News.
Just hours after Trump posted a message on Truth Social on Saturday criticizing Pritzker’s handling of crime in the city, at least seven people were shot around 11:10 p.m. in Bronzeville. All of the people are expected to be okay.
ADVERTISEMENTTrump called the governor “weak and pathetic” for dismissing the need for a National Guard presence in the Windy City in the social media post.
The president further warned “we’re coming” — suggesting some sort of federal action on crime in Chicago — if Pritzker doesn’t “straighten it out, FAST.”
“National Guard troops or any kind of troops on the streets of an American city don’t belong unless there is an insurrection, unless there is truly an emergency – and there is not,” Pritzker said of the situation in Chicago.
He also vowed to sue the Trump administration if troops are indeed deployed.
“It’s an invasion with US troops, if they in fact do that,” Pritzker argued. “They’ll be in court pretty quickly,” he added.
Mayor Brandon Johnson also ended his speech at a “Workers Over Billionaires” march on Monday with a rallying cry of “No troops in Chicago. Invest in Chicago.”
Chicago had 573 murders in 2024, compared to 377 for New York City and 268 for Los Angeles. Chicago’s murder rate was about 22 killings per 100,000 people — compared with seven for LA and less than five for NYC
Trump deployed thousands of federal agents and National Guard troops to Washington, DC, earlier this month as part of a sweeping crime crackdown.
Since the president declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital, violent crime has fallen by 45% – and carjackings are down a stunning 87% – when compared with the same period in 2024, DC Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser said earlier this week.
In June, Trump dispatched 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marine service members to California amid violent anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles.
By July 1, nearly all of the National Guard members and Marines had been removed.
The shootings include a 17-year-old girl who was inside her home when a bullet blasted through her front window and struck her arm, the outlet reported
A 25-year-old woman was shot twice in the abdomen and once in the left leg on Friday evening. She was taken to a local hospital, where she died. A 23-year-old woman also wounded in the shooting, according to ABC7.
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