(CNN) Chicago and New York City are among a number of cities that saw heightened levels of gun violence this weekend, continuing a trend of increased violence over the past few months. In Chicago, nearly 30 people were shot and three people killed over the weekend, Chicago Police said Sunday morning. Among those injured are a 12-year-old boy, a 14-year-old boy and two 16-year-old boys in separate shooting incidents. A 14-year-old boy was shot in the arm late Saturday and the 18-year-old man killed on the 3500 block of W. Flournoy, police said. The 14-year-old told police he heard shots fired and felt pain and was transported to the hospital in fair condition.

Source: CNN August 16, 2020 15:15 UTC