8 killed, 38 injured in shootings during holiday weekend in Chicago

At least eight people have been killed and 38 others injured in a series of shootings across U.S. Chicago during the extended Juneteenth Holiday weekend as of Sunday, local police said.



At least two dozen shooting incidents had been reported since 5 p.m. Friday. The victims ranged in age from 14 to 70, according to the Chicago Police Department.



At least 12 people were wounded Friday night when two gunmen opened fire from an SUV into a crowd gathering on Chicago's Far South Side, the department said.



U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed his call for military intervention in the country's third-largest city.