Chicago, the third largest city in the United States, experienced violence from the evening of the 7th to the early morning of the 8th. A total of 45 people were shot and 4 of them died.
According to the "Chicago Sun" report, the local police report showed that within 12 hours from 7 pm on the 7th, more than 10 shootings occurred in Chicago, resulting in 45 shots and 4 deaths.
Among these cases, one involved police casualties, and at least two were mass shooting incidents.
According to data released by the US non-profit organization "Gun Violence Archives", as of August 8, 1994, there had been 1994 large-scale shootings in Chicago this year. The number of gun deaths in the city has exceeded 460, a record high over 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 12,000.
(Produced by Le Xiaomin)
Editor in charge: [Sun Jingbo]