Chicago bloody weekend sees over 50 shot, including 14-year-old boy on playground, 5 at drag racing incident

Chicago’s gun violence erupted into another bloody weekend in which over 50 people were shot, including a 14-year-old boy on a playground and three men with gang affiliations killed at a drag racing incident that involved nearly 100 cars, authorities said Monday morning.

The violence occurred from 6 p.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Chicago police said.

In total, there were 43 shooting incidents and 51 shooting victims, which included at least eight juveniles. Police said that of the 11 recorded murders, 10 people were fatally shot and one was fatally stabbed.