minors among 104 shot, 15 fatally, as citywide gun violence spikes over Father’s Day weekend

minors among 104 shot, 15 fatally, as citywide gun violence spikes over Father’s Day weekend

Fifteen people were killed and at least 89 others were wounded in citywide gun violence over Father’s Day weekend, marking the most shootings in a single weekend this year.

A toddler and four teenagers were among those shot to death between Friday evening and Monday morning, according to data maintained by the Chicago Sun-Times. Seven other juveniles were also struck by gunfire.

 

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Two men found shot dead in parked vehicle in Bronx

Two men found shot dead in parked vehicle in Bronx

Two men were found fatally shot in a luxury car parked on a Bronx street early Thursday in what appears to be a double execution, officials said.

Cops responding to a 911 call about a large, rowdy group Sedgwick Ave. just off the Major Deegan Expressway near Depot Place in Highbridge about 1 a.m. made a grim discovery: two men found dead inside a 2017 Mercedes Benz.

Both men were shot in the head, with at least one shot in the back of the head, a source with knowledge of the case said.

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