4 were killed and dozens more wounded in July 4 weekend shootings in Chicago.
At least 60 people were shot in Chicago over the July 4 weekend despite a more officers on the streets trying to control the city’s violence.
At least 32 people were shot in the 15 hours between noon on Monday and 3 a.m. Tuesday, The Chicago Tribune reported. Two of the victims were a 5-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy who were outside playing with fireworks.
Most of the weekend shootings appeared to unfold in the early morning hours.
Perhaps more troubling than the number of those shot, was the inability of city police to quell the violence.
Chicago Police announced a July 4 weekend show of force that included thousands more officers on the streets, officers toting high-powered weapons at airports and teams of officers patrolling the city’s most dangerous neighborhoods, tourist attractions, train stations and parks.
“I’m sick and tired and I know that the people living in those communities are tired of it (the gun violence),” Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Friday. “If it takes 5,000 officers over the weekend, then it takes that.”