Chicago faced a disturbing number of shootings over the first weekend in August. Chicago police say 12 people died and 66 were wounded in 33 separate shootings across the city. Fourteen of those shot were juveniles, including an 11- and a 13-year-old.
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Chicago has struggled with high shooting and murder rates for years, but those numbers had recently decreased. That’s why after this weekend’s uptick the city’s mayor, Rahm Emanuel, is calling on the community to do something about it.
“All of us know that this is not Chicago – what we saw,” Emanuel said at a press conference Monday.
“Therefore, all of us who love this city and call it home have a responsibility to heal our neighborhoods.”
