Chicago Shootings, Homicides Increased in March as Gun Violence Creeps Ahead of Last Year’s Historically Low Rates

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Original Load Date April 3, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Last Updated April 3, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/03/chicago-shootings-homicides-increased-march-gun-violence-creeps-ahead-last-year-s

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Chicago recorded an increase in both the number of homicides and people shot throughout March compared to the same month last year, as the level of gun violence seen in the city creeps ahead of last year’s historically low rates. Forty-one people were killed in March, according to data from the Chi...