January 1, Over 1,500 Shot in 2025 Chicago Surge

Wyatt’s Take

• Gun violence keeps climbing in Chicago this year.
• Over 1,500 people have been shot as of early October.
• Families in working neighborhoods are paying the price.

Shootings in Chicago have crossed a grim number. By early October 2025, over 1,500 people had been shot throughout the city.

According to police and local reports, more than 1,100 shootings had already happened by the end of September.

Out of all these victims, 276 lost their lives to gunfire. The rest, over 1,200 people, were wounded but survived.

The violence did not slow down. In the days after October 4, there were more shootings, pushing the total even higher.

Reports showed at least 30 more people hit by bullets just over the most recent weekend. New numbers say 13 more were shot between Sunday and early Monday, with one of them passing away.

The families and workers in Chicago’s neighborhoods are the ones facing this danger every day, with little sign things are getting safer.

Our communities deserve to be safe, and these rising gun crimes show how urgent the need is for real solutions.

Wyatt Matters

Law and order matter to everyday people raising kids and working hard. When crime rises this high, it threatens the safety and hope that keep America’s heartland strong.

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