Washington: A string of shootings brought the total number of people shot during the Memorial Day weekend to at least 40, the Chicago Police Department said on Sunday.
Between Saturday afternoon and early Sunday alone, one man was killed and 24 others wounded across Chicago, Xinhua news agency reported.
A 27-year-old man was shot in the head and pronounced dead on the scene on Saturday afternoon. A gun was recovered on the scene, but it is not clear whether it belonged to the victim or the person who shot him, said Officer Michelle Tannehill, a spokeswoman for the Chicago police.
The Memorial Day usually marks the start of summer in Chicago, when the city re-opens its Lake Michigan beaches, resumes regular fireworks displays at Navy Pier, and kicks off various recreational events and sport activities.
But the Memorial Day weekend, which lasts from Friday to Tuesday this year, also witnesses an increasing violence. Over the holiday weekend last year, 12 people were killed and at least 44 wounded in Chicago.
Part of Clinton' s pivot was clearly aimed at stopping the Sanders insurgency, but her political proximity to Obama could pay dividends in the general election too, the Hill report said.
Clinton will also face a tough challenge in the presidential race as traditionally it has been difficult for a candidate to win the White House after his or her party has held the presidency for the preceding eight years,
But experts said that 2016 could be exceptional due to the polarizing nature of the Republican nominee, brash billionaire Donald Trump, who could leave some voters seeking a "safe haven" with Clinton.
And Obama's popularity could also help counteract Clinton's low favourability numbers, as well as the traditional voters' reluctance to give a party three successive White House terms.
The challenge to win a third term of presidency for the Democratic Party can be overcome "when you have a popular sitting president", Democratic strategist Evan Stavisky was quoted as saying.
