Chicago weekend shootings leave 8 dead, 40 wounded
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A series of shootings in Chicago this past weekend has left eight dead and another 40 wounded, reports say.
Nine people were struck Friday after 5 p.m.,15 people were shot Saturday and 24 people were shot Sunday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
A 3-year-old boy died Sunday after a potential accidental shooting at a home on the far south side, police say. Mikah Davis was discovered in a room with a gunshot wound to the face after family members overheard gunfire from another room, according to Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. The Chicago Sun-Times, citing police, reported that a gun was found next to the toddler.
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On Saturday night, a 29-year-old man, Curtis Davis, was sitting in a vehicle in the city's west side when he was shot in the back of the head, authorities say.
On Friday night, two women died following a triple shooting in the south side, police told the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Andrea Stoudemire, 35, and 26-year-old Chantell Grant were both shot in the chest and transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where they succumbed to their injuries, the newspaper reported.
A 30-year-old man who also was targeted in that attack was struck in the right arm, but is said to be in good condition.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fox News' Kira Grant contributed to this report.