China News Service, September 15th. Comprehensive US media reported on the 15th that in the past weekend, Chicago, the third largest city in the United States, experienced frequent gun violence, causing 10 deaths and 43 injuries.
According to reports, in 2020, violence in Chicago has surged.
Data released by the Chicago Police Department shows that so far in 2020, the number of shooting victims has reached 2,887, and there have been 542 homicides.
At this time in 2019, according to police statistics, there were 1,862 shooting victims and 364 homicides.
Chicago Police Chief David Brown said police arrested 52 people and seized 87 guns during the weekend.
So far in 2020, the Chicago police have recovered 7,470 guns.
Brown said on the 14th that some shooting incidents involved people who he believed should not be on the street.
He pointed out that in a shooting incident, 6 people were shot and 2 of them died, and a suspect involved in the incident has been arrested 7 times.
Before the shooting, he was released from prison and placed under electronic surveillance. He had been accused of being a felon with a gun.