AT least eleven people have been killed and 27 injured as a wave of shootings swept the country this weekend.
Gun violence was reported in cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, and Louisville.
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Chicago violence
Rapper FBG Cash, born Tristian Hamilton, was gunned down in Chicago’s South Side neighborhood on Friday morning.
A shooter opened fire as he sat in his black sedan, ABC7 revealed.
Chicago police raced to the scene and found a man and a woman in a car with gunshot wounds.
Cops said that the rapper was shot multiple times in his body.
A 29-year-old woman also suffered gunshot wounds to her left arm and back before being taken to hospital in a serious condition.
Cops said the suspect got back into the sedan and fled the scene.
At least five others were killed in Chicago as gun violence hit the streets.
A 26-year-old man died after being shot in the chest on Friday night.
Hours later, a female passenger died after being hit in the head and chest.
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Medics found a 34-year-old man with gunshot wounds inside a car.
He was later pronounced dead by medics as a result of his injuries, NBC5 reports.
Cops rushed to the scene in South Damen where a man, 23, was killed and three others were injured.
And, a woman was shot and killed in South Kilbourn on Sunday evening, cops said.
The victim, whose age remains unknown, was shot in the head and body before she died in hospital.
At least 20 people were injured in a series of shootings across the city.
Seven teenagers, whose ages ranged between 17 and 19, were among the victims.
Tennessee shooting
Two people were shot dead while two others were left injured after a gunman opened fire at a birthday pool party in Tennessee.
Shots were fired just after 10pm on Saturday at the Hickory Hollow apartment complex on Bell Road in Antioch, Nashville, police said.
Kalem Buford, 20, was taken to TriStar Centennial Medical Centre where he was pronounced dead, according to the Tennessean.
While, a second victim, who hasn’t been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting.
The other victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to News Channel 5 Nashville.
LA warehouse
Meanwhile, three people were killed and three others were injured after gunfire erupted at a warehouse party in Los Angeles.
The incident happened on Sunday morning at a summer kick-off party in the Boyle Heights area where the rapper Money Sign Suede was performing
LA cops scrambled to the scene after receiving calls about a shooting at 12:30am.
Cops found four victims not conscious and breathing when they arrived on the scene.
They said that three people died, while three others were injured.
Two people were found dead inside the venue; the other victim was hospitalized where he was pronounced dead.
Neighbors told the LA Times that they were woken up by the gunfire.
Patty Calzada, who lives two doors down from the warehouse, said: “The shots woke us up.”
Meanwhile, another resident said his wife woke him up after hearing two rounds of gunshots – a burst of 10 shots.
The motive for the shooting is unclear at this time and detectives are working to determine if it may have been gang-related.
Rochester shooting
Meanwhile, in Rochester, New York, two men were fatally shot over the weekend.
Cops rushed to an apartment complex near Upper Falls Boulevard just after 7:30pm local time on Sunday where they found a teen boy, 17, with a wound to the upper body.
He was shot while he was on his bike near a basketball court, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported.
Cops revealed that kids were playing on the court at the time of the incident.
And, a man, thought to be in his mid-20s, was gunned down in Rochester’s East End bar district on Saturday morning.
Cops said the victim was involved in an argument with another person before shots were fired.
Louisville
Five teens were shot and injured near Big Four Bridge in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday – hours after a March for Our Lives anti-gun demonstration.
EMS and police arrived just after 9pm to find three juveniles suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Major Brian Kuriger.
They were all transported to a hospital.
Two additional victims showed up at the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Louisville Metro Police Department’s Homicide Unit is handling the investigation, according to ABC News.
The shooting occurred just hours after kids and teens gathered outside of Metro Hall as part of the March for Our Lives movement against gun violence.
Thousands of demonstrators rallied across the country to call for stricter gun laws in the wake of the Uvalde and Buffalo mass shootings last month.
Georgia restaurant shooting
A man was killed, while three others were injured following a shooting at a restaurant in DeKalb County, Georgia.
The victim who was killed has been identified as 48-year-old Daletavious McGuire, WSBTV reported.
Cops said that an argument over a woman took place before shots were fired.
The three other victims are expected to recover, according to police.
Detroit
Shots were fired during a bachelor party inside a rental home in Detroit on Saturday, cops revealed.
Witnesses said that a person inside a black SUV opened fire, ABC News reported.
The victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Cops have revealed that no one has been arrested following the shooting.
The Sun reported how more than 700 people have been killed across the country in shootings – just weeks after the Uvalde massacre.
And, at least 26 people died and dozens were injured after a series of shootings during the Memorial Day weekend.
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