NEW YORK, June 21 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people have been killed and 38 others injured in a series of shootings across U.S. Chicago during the extended Juneteenth Holiday weekend as of Sunday, local police said.
At least two dozen shooting incidents had been reported since 5 p.m. Friday. The victims ranged in age from 14 to 70, according to the Chicago Police Department.
At least 12 people were wounded Friday night when two gunmen opened fire from an SUV into a crowd gathering on Chicago's Far South Side, the department said.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed his call for military intervention in the country's third-largest city.
"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!!!" Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Sunday morning.
In 2025, Trump deployed National Guard troops on crime-fighting missions in Democrat-led cities, including Chicago, drawing fierce resistance.
Although data from the Chicago Police Department showed a slight uptick in shooting incidents compared to the first half of last year, violent crime has generally declined in the city in recent years, in line with national trends.
