China News Service, July 4th. According to comprehensive US media reports, recently, shootings have occurred frequently in many places in the United States.

Among them, since the evening of July 1, Chicago has experienced a "bloody" Independence Day holiday weekend, a total of 37 people have been shot and seven people have died.

Data map: On April 15, local time, US police released a video of a 13-year-old boy being shot and killed by police in Chicago, Illinois.

The video shows the boy raising his hands when he was shot.

　　According to Fox News in the United States, on the evening of July 1, a 24-year-old woman was involved in a shootout between two men, and unfortunately died of her injuries after being sent to the hospital. One of the gunmen was also injured in the shooting incident.

That night, in West Garfield Park (West Garfield Park), a man suddenly opened fire on a group of people, injuring four people.

　　On July 2, a 30-year-old man was shot in the head on Chicago's South Side, and police say no suspects have been taken into custody.

Later that day, a 90-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and taken to hospital in critical condition.

　　The Independence Day holiday has been a difficult weekend for police, Chicago Police Chief David Brown said at a news conference.

He called on parents to help keep young people safe, "Don't let the government be your child's parent. We need you, parents."

　　Statistics from Every Town Research, a survey website that tracks gun violence in the U.S., show that more than 110 people are shot dead in the U.S. every day, and more than 200 are shot and wounded.

That means, so far this year, about 20,000 people have been killed and 36,000 injured, according to the ABC.

　　The site also says guns are the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States.

More than 2,100 children and teens are killed by guns every year.  

　　"The average gun-owning household has more than seven guns. It's kind of crazy that we own more guns than the population in this country." Ted Miller, health economist at the Pacific Research and Evaluation Institute Said in an interview with US media.