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Updated: Chicago Shooting Death Toll Rises to 7, Includes 7-Year-Old

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Shootings in Chicago this Fourth of July has now claimed seven lives including that of a 7-year-old boy, the Chicago Tribune reports. Around another 30 have been wounded.

Amari Brown, 7, was with his father at Humboldt Park on Saturday after spending time with his grandmother for a Fourth of July celebration.  At around 11:55 p.m., gunmen opened fire hitting Brown in right side of his chest.

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"It's crazy," said Vedia Hailey, the boy’s grandmother, according to The Chicago Tribune. "Who would shoot a 7-year-old in the chest? Who would do that to a baby? When is it going to stop?"

A 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl were fatally shot shortly after midnight while walking in Old Town. A 19-year-old man was shot after two groups exchanged fire following a fireworks display at Navy Pier.

The latest stretch of violence spanned from 9:20 p.m. Saturday to 4:45 a.m. Sunday.

So far this holiday weekend, shootings have killed seven people and wounded 40. Last year, 82 people were shot in 84 hours. 16 of them were killed.

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