Chicago police reported only one shooting death over the weekend, making it one of the least deadly Memorial Day weekends there since 2010.
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Authorities said the lone death involved 2-year-old Jamonte Shaw, who got hold of a gun and fatally shot himself on Sunday.
Officers took a 31-year-old man in connection to the boy’s death but did not divulge possible charges for the suspect.
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Police said 26 people were shot throughout the city over the weekend — slightly up from the 25 people wounded in shootings last Memorial Day — but four people were killed during 2025’s holiday.
City data shows killings have trended up 3% this year, but are down almost 20% from 2024 and declined 30% from 2023.
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