Nine people were killed and 40 others were injured in citywide violence over the holiday weekend, making it the least violent Fourth of July weekend in at least six years. The weekend runs from 5 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Monday, meaning late Wednesday’s mass shooting — which left four dead and 14 others injured — was not counted in the total.

Violence over the Fourth of July holiday weekend in Chicago continues to drop, according to the mayor. Mayor Brandon Johnson noted that the city experienced its least violent Fourth of July holiday in at least six years,

The mass shooting in River North that claimed four lives and injured 14 others was the start of a violent Fourth of July weekend in Chicago. The latest: There were at least three mass shootings in Chicago from Wednesday to Saturday night.