More than 40 people were shot in Chicago over the holiday weekend, and at least 10 of them have died, NBCChicago.com reported.
The latest shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. in Albany Park, a Chicago neighborhood, where police said a man was shot in the face. It followed dozens of shootings across the city since Friday.
"It's been a real rough weekend, a lot of gun violence," community activist Pastor Corey Brooks told ABC News.
Most of the victims were in stable or good condition, but as of Monday morning several remained in serious or critical condition, including the Albany Park victim.
According to the Chicago Tribune, homicides have increased 49 percent so far this year, with 200 people killed in 2012 compared with 134 during the same period in 2011. Shootings are also up nearly 14 percent over last year, the paper reported.
The weekend's most violent period was an hour-and-a-half stretch early Sunday morning, when 13 people were shot.
The weekend's youngest victim is a 7-year-old girl shot Saturday afternoon in the arm as she was playing outside her home. She is expected to recover.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and police officials are expected to address the public Tuesday on new strategies aimed at reducing crime, ABC News reported. According to the mayor's office, they will announce "coordinated gang-reduction and neighborhood safety strategies."
- from NBC, MSNBC and NBC Chicago
