China News Agency, New York, September 5-Chicago, the third largest city in the United States, was shot at more than 10 people from the evening of the 4th to the early morning of the 5th, including 6 teenagers.

According to the media, this year’s Labor Day holiday is extremely violent to minors in the city.

　　According to the ABC7 television station of ABC, Chicago police reported that in the 12 hours before dawn on Sunday, a total of 6 minors in the city were injured in the shooting: a 13-year-old boy was shot in the head with serious injuries, and the rest The child was in a stable condition after seeking medical attention.

　　ABC7 reported that Monday (September 6) is Labor Day in the United States. This year's Labor Day holiday is a violent holiday for Chicagoans, especially for minors.

As of the early morning of the 5th, at least 47 people had been shot at this short holiday in Chicago. Many of them were children. The youngest was only 4 years old.

　　According to police data, the number of shooting incidents of minors in Chicago is on the rise. This year, more than 280 children have been injured by gunshots in the city, and 34 of them have died.

　　The Chicago Tribune reported that police and prosecutors in the Chicago area often blamed each other instead of cooperating when handling shootings.

When faced with cases involving the death of a minor by a gun, the two parties often disagree on whether to prosecute the suspect for a felony.

　　According to the report, taking an attempted armed robbery in Cook County in August as an example, the Chicago police recommended that the local prosecutor’s office file a murder charge against the man suspected of shooting and causing the death of a 7-year-old child. The prosecutor's office refused.

If the police want to bypass the prosecution, the evidence held by the prosecution will face missing, and ultimately, the suspect is not charged with a felony.

　　Recently, gun violence incidents in many major cities in the United States have continued to increase, and minors have been shot more frequently.

According to data released by the US non-profit organization "Gun Violence Archives", as of September 5, the number of non-suicide deaths caused by gun violence in the United States this year has exceeded 13,800, and 1048 children under the age of 18 have been shot across the country. Died.

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