Shootin up funerals? No Sunday truce? #superpredators?
Among the many other reasons, do we also have to blame some of this on the popularity/availability of dracos, choppers, and other military grade autos that the hood loves now? Back in the day the fake gangsters that couldn't shoot would hit 1 innocent bystander. Now folks getting hit 3& 4 At a time smh
any Chicago okps still here? ~~~
As of Friday, at least 1,700 people have been shot in the city this year, fewer than the last two years at this time when violence hit record levels in the city but well above other recent years. There have been at least 300 homicides, according to Tribune data.
Six of the shootings this weekend injured four or more people in a single attack, racking up 31 victims early Sunday.
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The staggering numbers attracted national media attention and resulted in a press conference Sunday morning during which Chicago police chief of patrol Fred Waller blamed the violence on gang members who shoot into summer crowds at night.
"They take advantage of that opportunity and they shoot into a crowd, no matter who they hit," Waller said.
Over the weekend, shooters targeted large groups at a block party, a funeral and other outdoor gatherings.
The largest attack wounded eight people in the South Side's Gresham neighborhood around 12:40 a.m. Monday, including a 14-year-old girl and two 17-year-old girls.