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[StoopKid]

CHICAGO — At least 64 people were shot in the nation’s third largest city over the Independence Day weekend, including four people who were fatally wounded.

The grim violence in Chicago, which has recorded 329 homicides already this year, continued despite stepped up street patrols by the Chicago Police Department and the arrest of 88 gang members in two of the city’s most violent neighborhoods ahead of the holiday weekend.

Chicago, which has tallied more homicides than New York and Los Angeles combined so far this year, tallied fewer gun violence fatalities during this holiday weekend compared to previous years. Last year, police reported 10 killed and 55 wounded during the July 4 weekend, and 16 were killed and 66 were wounded in 2014.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...-shot-chicago-over-july-4th-weekend/86707218/

 

[sphagnum]

Were they using the sound of the fireworks as cover or something?

Geeze.

 

[Negaduck]

Were they using the sound of the fireworks as cover or something?

Geeze.

It's sad but I've always wondered how many times that happens, it seems like instances would greatly increase on that night.

But I also would hate to know because that's rather a sad statistic

 

[Goro Majima]

Houston news was going crazy over the weekend because of all the shootings.

Long holiday weekend associated with heavy drinking and the high temperatures is never a good combo.

 

[Daingurse]

Sounds about right unfortunately. Always have a lot of shootings on holiday weekends.

Were they using the sound of the fireworks as cover or something?

Geeze.

Possibly. You also have celebratory gunfire obscuring stuff as well.

 

[Kelsdesu]

Were they using the sound of the fireworks as cover or something?

Yes. I have heard people mention that the 4th is like something akin to the purge. Where rival crews settle up beefs under the cover of fireworks. Scary stuff.

 

[Kaako]

I was hoping with fireworks instead of gun/bullets.