Yesterday, on the Senate floor, Richard Durbin, the Illinois Democrat, gave a nine-minute speech about the continuing gun violence in the months since Newtown, and the Senate’s inability to pass a universal background check bill. To illustrate the ongoing carnage—more than 4,000 Americans have been killed by a gun since Newtown, he pointed out—he read excerpts from last weekend’s Gun Report. You can watch his remarks here.

Here is today’s report.

—Joe Nocera

At least seven people were shot and wounded in Chicago, Ill., Wednesday afternoon and evening. A man, 34, was shot in a building on South Walden Parkway; a 30-year-old man was shot in both legs near 24th Street and Homan Avenue; a 19-year-old man was shot in the hip on South Lawndale Avenue; a 19-year-old was shot three times on South Merrill Avenue; a 30-year-old man was shot in the back on South Wood Street; and two 19-year-old men were shot on South Stony Island Avenue in the city’s Woodlawn neighborhood.

—Chicago Tribune

Five people were shot in Detroit Wednesday night after a 24-year-old man opened fire following a verbal altercation on the street between two families. A 60-year-old woman was killed and a 15-year-old girl, two women and a man are in serious condition. Police say they know who the suspect is but he is not in custody yet.

—WXYZ.com

Detroit Police are investigating an early Wednesday morning shooting on the city’s west side that was picked up by nearby security cameras. The video shows two men walking toward the back of the parking lot. A car drives by and the men drop and roll around on the ground. One starts running but goes back and picks up the other victim. The victim appears to be unable to walk. He was taken to the hospital in serious condition.

—WXYZ.com

An 18-year-old high school student was killed Wednesday when a gunman fired shots at him from a vehicle in Newark, N.J. The unidentified student, who was a senior at Weequahic High School, had signed himself out of class shortly before he was killed. Witnesses to the shooting, which happened a block from school sometime between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., said a vehicle pulled up to the student before shots were fired at him.

—NJ.com

A Tuscon middle school was on lockdown Wednesday while police investigated a nearby shooting. A man was in his front yard when a juvenile who was bleeding from his head approached him and said he’d been shot. Police said another juvenile had fired the gun and was in custody.

—News4Tuscon

A boy in his mid-teens suffered a gunshot wound to his leg Monday night during what police said was a gang-related shooting at a park in Greeley, Colo. The shooting victim was in the park with others at about 6:45 when two vehicles pulled up and someone asked which gang the group in the park belonged to. Witnesses then heard gunshots and saw the boy limping.

—DenverPost.com

Police are looking for two people in connection with a fatal shooting at a Dallas, Tex., apartment building Wednesday morning. At about 2:28 a.m., police received a call from a woman who said the father of her child had been shot and killed in the breezeway outside of her apartment. A man, believed to be in his 20s, was found dead at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds. Police believe two men in a white minivan had been following him prior to the killing.

—Texoma’sHomepage.com

Prichard, Ala., police are investigating a shooting behind the Two Dragons convenience store Wednesday that killed a 21-year-old. The suspect then ran into a house next door and hid in a closet. He is being questioned by police.

—Local15

A woman is in critical condition after a shooting early Wednesday near a Colton, Calif., shopping center. Gunshots at 1:30 a.m. drew police to the scene, where they discovered a woman who had been shot. Police said the shooting followed a confrontation between the victim and the suspects about why the suspects were in that area.

—The Press-Enterprise

A woman was shot in the face and wounded on the east side of Springfield, Mo., late Wednesday afternoon. Neighbors describe hearing multiple shots fired around 5 p.m. The bullet entered the victim’s jaw and lodged in her ear. Police have conflicting descriptions of the suspect.

—KY3

A 50-year-old man was shot multiple times Tuesday night and critically wounded during a fight inside his Rochester, N.Y., residence. Ronald Britt, 50, suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot several times in the upper body. Officers said it appeared that Britt and another man were arguing when the fight escalated. The shooter ran from the scene.

—DemocratandChronicle.com

Police say Arlie Druen, 33, was shot and killed by his roommate Tuesday night. Authorities responded to reports of a shooting at a residence at around 7:45 p.m. to find Druen with multiple gunshot wounds. Richard Welker, 33, was identified as a suspect and taken into custody.

—News10

It’s not clear what led to a man being fatally shot in the chest late Tuesday afternoon, officials in Brockton, Mass., said. 45-year-old Charles Evans was found lying in a driveway with apparent gunshot wounds to his chest at around 4 p.m. Evans was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The incident is under investigation.

—Boston.com

Saginaw, Mich., police are investigating an afternoon shooting on the city’s East Side Wednesday afternoon. After responding to reports of a car crash, officers discovered that the driver of the vehicle was shot. The victim was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.

—MLive

A 33-year-old man was shot multiple times on a Milwaukee, Wis., sidewalk after an argument Wednesday afternoon. He was taken to the hospital. Detectives are investigating.

—TMJ4

One man died and another was critically wounded in a shooting early Wednesday morning in northeast Houston, Tex. Investigators said the men were in front of a house at about 1 a.m. when the shooting happened. Police don’t know what sparked the gunfire but it does not appear that the men shot each other.

—Houston Chronicle

Police are searching for at least one suspect in a shooting Wednesday afternoon in Panama City, Fla., that left two men wounded. Shots rang out in a busy courtyard at the Macedonia Garden Apartments around 4 p.m. Two men were hit below the waist and transported to the hospital. Detectives knocked on doors to locate anyone who might have witnessed the shooting.

—The News Herald

A man was shot and killed in a residential area of Acton, Calif., at about 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. There are currently no suspects in custody.

—KHTS AM 1220

According to Slate’s gun-death tracker, an estimated 4,127 people have died as a result of gun violence in America since the Newtown massacre on December 14, 2012.