By: Liam Ford for Chicago Tribune A third man charged with shooting a Chicago police officer who responded to a South Side cell phone store robbery fired at least three separate times at officers while they were trying to capture him and two other men, prosecutors said Tuesday. Dante Jeffries, 27, was ordered held without bail Tuesday on charges … [Read more...] about Third Man Charged in Chicago Police Shooting
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Chicago Records Another Weekend of Multiple Shootings, Deaths
CHICAGO (CBS) — Ten people have been killed, including a 9-year-old boy, and 37 others wounded in shootings across Chicago since Friday evening. Since the start of the year, 1,984 people have been shot in the city, 349 of them fatally, according to data maintained by the Chicago Sun-Times. Last weekend, two people were killed and 38 others were wounded in city gun v … [Read more...] about Chicago Records Another Weekend of Multiple Shootings, Deaths
Chicago Police Express Frustration After More Than 100 Shot During Violent Fourth of July Weekend
The Chicago Police Department says it is conducting "a very comprehensive review" after the city experienced one of its most violent Fourth of July weekends in recent years, with at least 102 people shot between late Friday afternoon and early Wednesday. "We're doing a debriefing," said chief police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. "The mood here is … [Read more...] about Chicago Police Express Frustration After More Than 100 Shot During Violent Fourth of July Weekend
A Shift by Cities to ‘Taskforce’ Crime-Fighting Won’t Work Alone
By: A. Benjamin Mannes for TheHill.com Embattled cities like Baltimore and Chicago police are publicizing “new initiatives” to try and address steadily rising street violence in their cities following tweets by President Donald Trump says is at "epidemic proportions." Trump's remarks on Twitter come in the same time frame that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fir … [Read more...] about A Shift by Cities to ‘Taskforce’ Crime-Fighting Won’t Work Alone
