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At least seven people were killed and 38 injured across roughly two dozen shooting incidents in Chicago over the Juneteenth weekend, a surge that prompted President Donald Trump to publicly call on Illinois Democratic Governor J.B.
Pritzker to request federal assistance. Victims who died ranged in age from 18 to 50.
The bloodshed deepened a running political standoff between Pritzker — a rumored 2028 Democratic presidential contender — and the White House over federal intervention in the city.
Drive-By Attacks and a Weekend of Casualties On Friday night, two unidentified individuals opened fire into a crowd in Princeton Park on Chicago's South Side, sending 12 people to the hospital — eight males and four females.
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