China News Agency, New York, July 18-The Chicago police in the United States reported on the 18th that a mass shooting occurred late at night in the city the previous day, injuring 6 people.
According to the Chicago Tribune, local police said that at about 11:40 pm on the 17th, a bullet shot out of a dark SUV near Austin in Chicago’s West Side, causing 6 people on the sidewalk to be injured. The wounded were aged 12. Between the ages of 25 and 25, 4 of them are minors.
According to reports, the six people were shot at the periphery of a party and they all attended the party that night.
The Chicago Police Department stated that the injured person was in a stable condition after seeking medical treatment. The police are investigating the case and no one has been arrested for the time being.
According to the ABC7 television station of the American Broadcasting Corporation, from Friday evening to Sunday, at least 47 people in Chicago were shot, and 5 of them were killed.
Police records show that most of the shootings that occurred this weekend were of the nature of speed shooting. Almost all the assailants in the cases were driving vehicles and shooting outwards.
This month, Chicago Mayor Lightford and Chicago Police Chief Brown both said in their meetings with US President Biden that gun violence has increased sharply in the city this year, and they hope the federal government can help in combating violence.
In this regard, Biden has promised to send a law enforcement commando team to cooperate with the Chicago police and provide financial support in increasing the intensity of intercepting the flow of illegal guns.
According to data released by the US non-profit organization "Gun Violence Archives", as of July 18, there have been 1,849 large-scale shootings in Chicago this year. The number of gun deaths in the city has exceeded 390, a record high in the same period in recent years.
Nationwide, the number of non-suicide deaths caused by gun violence in the United States this year has exceeded 11,000.
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