Chicago ended 2016 with a record number of shooting incidents and the most homicides in two decades, ABC News reports.

69 Shot in Chicago Over Memorial Day Weekend

The long Memorial Day weekend in Chicago was a bloody one, with a total of 69 people shot between Friday afternoon and early Tuesday morning, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Chicago Ends a Violent 2016 With 762 Murders

69 Shot in Chicago Over Memorial Day Weekend

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