The New Year in Chicago ushered in not just the hopes of a new beginning but the presence of ongoing violence, with the city reporting its first homicide of 2025 and multiple shootings that left one dead and eleven others wounded. According to WGN-TV, the first homicide was a 29-year-old man discovered unresponsive with gunshot wounds in the Roseland neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office has yet to identify the victim. The shootings, which occurred in various locations across the city, spanned a brief time window between midnight and 4:30 a.m., as detailed by FOX 32 Chicago.