Chicago sees several mass shootings over Fourth of July weekend

• A mass shooting is classified as a shooting that kills or injures more than four people.
• No arrests have been made in any of those shootings yet.

The big picture: Overall, the city's July Fourth shootings were down from last year, with at least 50 shot and six killed this year.

Yes, but: That number doesn't include the River North mass shooting since it technically happened before the weekend began. Also, the numbers don't reflect any shootings from Sunday night.

• In 2024, the Fourth of July weekend claimed 19 lives with 109 shot in total.

Zoom out: Gun violence in the city continues to trend down in 2025, with about a third fewer homicides year over year.

• Mayor Brandon Johnson hopes to have fewer than 500 homicides in 2025, a number not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Between the lines: The River North mass shooting made national headlines, reinforcing Chicago's dangerous reputation, despite the lower number of shootings overall.

The bottom line: While law enforcement and anti-violence programs seem to be working in curbing violence, the three mass shootings this weekend prove that there is still a long way to go.