At least 100 shot, 17 fatally, during violent Fourth of July weekend in Chicago [Video]

Chicago experienced a spate of gun violence over the long Fourth of July holiday weekend during which 102 people were shot, including at least a dozen fatally, according to police reports.From July 3 at 6 p.m. through July 7 at 6 a.m., at least 100 people were struck by gunfire and 17 of them died from their wounds, according to the Chicago Police Major Incident Notifications system. Another two people were shot later on July 7, according to police.The tally of Independence Day weekend gun violence in Chicago this year marks around a 27% increase in shootings over last year. In 2023, the Chicago Sun-Times reported at least 73 people were shot during the four-day weekend, including 11 who died.In the United States, law enforcement statistics and independent researchers have continually pointed to summer months as a time of increased gun violence, with July 1-7 being an especially violent period …