The city of Chicago was rocked by a spate of shootings over the weekend, including a drive-by mass shooting on Juneteenth, leaving seven dead and 38 injured in the Windy City.The shootings prompted President Donald Trump to call on Democratic Gov.
J.B.Pritzker to take action by requesting federal assistance.The Associated Press reported that at least two dozen shooting incidents took place over the weekend, with victims who died ranging in age from 18 to 50.
On Friday night, two unidentified individuals fired into a crowd in Princeton Park on Chicago’s South Side, resulting in 12 people — eight males and four females — being hospitalized, according to the AP.That same night, a 29-year-old man named Mario Price was killed in a drive-by shooting in which he was shot in the body and face, according to Fox 32 Chicago.A 70-year-old man who was standing nearby was also shot in the leg but survived.
Shootings continued on Saturday and Sunday, resulting in additional deaths and injuries.Besides these, on Thursday, a 14-year-old boy was shot multiple times, resulting in his death, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.The outlet reported that the Midwest Hawks youth football team, of which the boy was a member, mourned his passing, saying in a statement that "there are no words that can ease the pain of a loss like this."AG BLANCHE SLAMS PRITZKER FOR REFUSING HELP AS CHICAGO CRIME SURGESGov.
JB Pritzker speaks onstage during the No Kings Rallies in Chicago, Illinois, on Oct.18, 2025.
President Donald Trump speaks to media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan.27, 2026.
(Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for No Kings; Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)In response to the shootings, Trump shamed Pritzker for not taking action."Lots of Killing going on in Chicago," Trump wrote on Truth Social."Why isn’t Governor Pritzker calling me for help.
I could make Chicago a safe City in ONE MONTH, in ONE YEAR, it would be one of the safest!!!"The...