Chicago Top Cop on Volence: 'We Cannot Allow This to be Normalized in This City'

The numbers this past July 4th holiday weekend are tragic – 79 people were shot in Chicago and 15 were killed. Two of those who died are under the age of 18; one of them was just 7.
July 7, 2020

The numbers this past July 4th holiday weekend are tragic – 79 people were shot in Chicago and 15 were killed. Two of those who died are under the age of 18; one of them was just 7. Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said Monday that violent offenders, out of jail on electronic monitoring, are responsible for the recent crime in the city – though he was asked for specific examples and did not give any.

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