The Briefing Room
State Chapters => Illinois => Topic started by: mystery-ak on July 08, 2020, 01:59:30 pm
-
What is behind the violent shootings in Chicago?
Law enforcement experts say the gang issue is only further growing and splintering
By Hollie McKay | Fox News
Independence Day weekend marked another bloody weekend in Chicago, with at least 67 people shot – 18 fatally, including four children – as high homicide rates continue to blight the Windy City.
The week prior, five children were caught in the crossfire, in which three died. And over Memorial Day weekend, Chicago endured its bloodiest day in over six decades — 18 people were killed and 45 wounded in a 24-hour period.
According to statistics issued by the Chicago Police Department last week, shootings and murders jumped 75 percent in June compared to the same time in 2019, with 425 shootings this year compared to 242 last June.
In addition, homicides rose some 78 percent – with 89 reported – a significant spike from the 50 documented in June 2019. But even before the dawn of summer, known for ushering in higher crime rates, an April analysis by the Chicago Tribune showed that homicides were up 60 percent compared to 2011.
So what is behind the spike of shooting deaths and why has gun violence plagued pockets of the 2.7 million-strong city for years?
City officials, including Mayor Lori Lightfoot, have pointed toward the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns and shuttering of the economy as a contributing factor in the recent uptick.
more
https://www.foxnews.com/us/what-is-behind-violent-shootings-in-chicago (https://www.foxnews.com/us/what-is-behind-violent-shootings-in-chicago)
-
Uh, criminals?
(https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/jake-state-farm.jpg)
-
The tragic irony is, those much despised police officers, are risking their lives to intervene in this disfunctional racial cultural mess.