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Wednesday, September 4, 2019
7 fatally shot, 34 wounded in Chicago during Labor Day weekend gun violence
7 fatally shot, 34 wounded in Chicago during Labor Day weekend gun violence
CHICAGO – Gun violence
over the Labor Day weekend left seven people dead and an additional 34
wounded in Chicago on the South and West Sides, according to police.
Two teenagers were among the weekend’s shooting fatalities, WLS-TV reports.
They include 15-year-old Davantae Jackson, who was shot early Sunday
just steps from the home where he lived. The teen was supposed to be
starting high school Tuesday.
Jackson’s sister, Alexis Jackson,
says her brother’s assailants called him on his phone and asked him to
come outside before opening fire.
A Saturday shooting left two
men, ages 32 and 26, dead after they were shot on the front porch of a
home on Chicago’s South Side. That shooting also wounded three other
people.
The
weekend violence occurred as Chicago police added an extra 1,000
officers to patrols during the three-day holiday weekend, down from an
extra 1,400 officers last year.
The violence is up from Labor Day last year
when 27 people were shot, including four fatally. This year's violence
more closely resembles that of Labor Day 2017, when 42 people were shot,
including seven fatally.
Other holiday weekends this summer witnessed similar spikes in gun violence. Over the Fourth of July weekend, 68 people were shot, five of them fatally, and on Memorial Day weekend, 41 people were shot, seven fatally.
A
memorial stands at 75th Street and Stewart Avenue in Chicago on
Tuesday, July 30, 2019, where two women were slain in a drive-by
shooting.Following the Labor Day weekend of violence, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said in a tweet Monday that gun control "doesn't work," citing Chicago as an example.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot responded to the tweet Monday night, criticizing Republican inaction on gun legislation.
"60%
of illegal firea
rms recovered in Chicago come from outside IL—mostly
from states dominated by coward Republicans like you who refuse to enact
commonsense gun legislation. Keep our name out of your mouth,"
Lightfoot said in the tweet.
60%
of illegal firearms recovered in Chicago come from outside IL—mostly
from states dominated by coward Republicans like you who refuse to enact
commonsense gun legislation. Keep our name out of your mouth. https://t.co/yVM4JHL3xypic.twitter.com/pr613A3dpf
— Lori Lightfoot (@LightfootForChi) September 3, 2019
August experienced its lowest number of murders and shootings since 2011, the CPD announced Monday
in its monthly crime report. Shooting incidents were down 19% for
August compared to the same month last year, and overall violent crime
reported to the CPD in August fell 15% citywide compared to August 2018.
The CPD announced that it has recovered more than 7,500 guns this year, up 21% from this time last year.
Mayor Lightfoot and Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson also announced the launch of a new citywide GunStat Initiative last week.
"This
collaborative effort is designed to track gun offenders from their
arrest, prosecution, sentencing and ultimate release, in an effort to
identify trends, strengths and address any weaknesses within the
criminal justice system," the CPD said.
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