More Than 40 People Shot On Chicago's West Side In A Week: Report

CHICAGO, IL — At least 85 people were shot in Chicago between Monday, April 30 and Sunday, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune. At least nine people died from their gunshot wounds. Chicago's West Side saw the most gun violence over that time period, police said.

Nearly half of the shootings happened in the Harrison, Ogden and Austin police districts on the West Side, according to the report.

At least 25 people were shot in the Ogden District, the Tribune reported. The victims included two women who were visiting their relative in the hospital after he had been shot earlier in the day. The women, both 35 years old, were standing outside the hospital's emergency room around 8 p.m. when someone inside a dark-colored sedan pulled up and fired shots, police said. The women were listed in fair and good condition, police said.

Five people were shot in the Harrison district Wednesday night, including a young mother of a 1-year-old daughter. The woman was standing with two men and two boys when all five were shot in a drive-by, police said.

Five people were shot in the Austin District, and at least six were shot in the Grand Central District on the Northwest Side, according to the Tribune data.

Here is a map of the West Side neighborhoods that saw the most violence:

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