NewsNation has been taking a hard look at crime statistics since Trump began focusing on Chicago. This weekend was particularly violent, with more than 17 shootings from Friday through Sunday, resulting in 28 victims.

Chicago police said seven teens ranging in age from 13 to 17 were shot in the Loop Friday night, just steps from ABC7's studios. A separate shooting nearby left a 14-year-old dead, Mayor Johnson said.

The shootings took place on a bustling night, with huge crowds packing downtown Chicago for the Christmas tree lighting and the first night of Christkindlmarket.

Shootings and beatings in Chicago's Loop hindered the holiday celebrations over the weekend and city officials are looking for ways to prevent such violence in the future.

A 14-year-old boy who was killed in downtown Chicago shootings that left eight others injured has now been identified. Mayor Brandon Johnson sat down exclusively with ABC7 to talk about the recent violence.

Chicago Police continue to investigate a pair of shootings that unfolded in the Loop Friday night, leaving a 14-year-old boy dead and eight other teens wounded in the latest “teen

Founder and CEO of the social impact organization My Block, My Hood, My City Jahmal Cole joins ChicagoLIVE to talk about the weekend violence that occurred in downtown Chicago.

Two shootings in downtown Chicago on November 21 wounded at least six people, mostly teenagers and young adults, during holiday celebrations. The incidents, involving rioting by juveniles, disrupted the Christmas tree lighting and Christkindlmarket festivities,

One unidentified male victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at Northwestern Hospital. An 18-year-old man was wounded in the leg and hospitalized in serious condition.