Nov. 30--Eight people were killed, including a 16-year-old boy, and at least 20 others were wounded in shootings over the Thanksgiving weekend in Chicago, an increase over last year as the number of gunshot victims rose above 2,700 for the year.
Mysean Dunnin, 16, was among the first victims of the long holiday weekend. He was shot in the head a few minutes before midnight just west of Kedzie Avenue on Van Buren Street in East Garfield Park, about a block from his home.
Police said two people walked up and fired at Dunnin. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
--Four other people were wounded between 3 p.m. Wednesday and 2:30 a.m. Thursday.
--Two men were killed and four others were wounded from 1:20 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day to 3:15 a.m. Friday.
--A 36-year-old man was killed and two people, including a 14-year-old boy, were wounded between Friday afternoon and early Saturday morning.
--The most violent stretch occurred Saturday into Sunday, when three men were fatally shot and at least four other people were wounded.
--Between Sunday afternoon and early Monday, an eighth person was killed and six other people were wounded.
The toll during last year's Thanksgiving weekend was five killed and 14 wounded. That included a fatal shooting inside the Nordstrom's store on North Michigan Avenue.
So far this year, there have been at least 2,740 shootings in Chicago, up more than 400 from the same time last year. The number of homicides is 444, an increase of 42 from last year.
