Nearly 40 shot in Chicago over weekend, but gun violence still behind last year

The Chicago Tribune reports:

Nearly 40 people were shot in Chicago over the weekend, but gun violence is still slightly down from the record level of last year, according to data kept by the Tribune.

Four people were killed and 35 other people were wounded from Friday afternoon early Monday, according to police. In a span of just three hours early Sunday, two people were killed and seven others were wounded.

As of early Monday, the city has logged 228 homicides this year compared with 245 homicides this time last year, according to Tribune data.

The number of shooting victims has decreased by about 8 percent from last year. As of Sunday, at least 1,278 people have been shot this year compared with 1,391 people this time last year, according to Tribune data.

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