Chicago's homicides have increased by more than 50 per cent since last year, as at least 27 people were shot over the Christmas weekend.
Seven of those individuals were fatally shot within the last 48 hours, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) reported.
Officer Jose Estrada, a spokesman with the CPD told the New York Times on Sunday that the total number of homicides this year was 745, a 56 per cent increase from 476 around the same time last year.
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What else is new? Consider the source. If that sounds racist, sorry, but truth is truth. Those numbers do nt lie.
ReplyDeleteCome on Balmor you still have 5 days to catch up.
ReplyDeleteThats it let them take each other out lol
ReplyDeleteBaltimore needs another good riot so they can catch up, this is embarrassing to all the good citizens there
ReplyDeleteThat number can't be true, Chicago has the strictest gun laws in the country
ReplyDeletebreaking news. no one has been murdered in Chicago in the last 30 seconds
ReplyDeleteThe cpps should call in sick for a week let the clensing begin.
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