Frequent weekend shooting incidents in Chicago, USA: 24 people shot, 16-year-old girl hit by stray bullets at home, gun | News Network | stray bullets
According to ABC's Chicago Channel on September 18th, there have been multiple gun violence incidents in the city of Chicago over the past weekend, resulting in 24 people being shot and injured, including a 16-year-old girl who was hit by a stray bullet at home.
Chicago police said that around 9pm local time on the 15th, the girl was sitting at home when gunshots suddenly came from outside the house. Then, a stray bullet flew through the window into her room, causing the girl's arm to be scratched. The girl was then sent to the hospital for treatment. Among all 24 shot victims, 4 were seriously injured.
Chicago Mayor Johnson previously admitted that local authorities "still have a lot of work to do" in curbing gun violence. According to reports from American media such as Axios News on September 17th, there have been over 500 large-scale shooting incidents in the United States so far this year.
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