There were more than 2000 gun related violence in Chicago during 2016

Chicago is the third biggest city in the United States and, so far, in 2016 there has been more than 2000 gun related violence. Considering the shootouts between suspected gang members on the last day of the 4 July holiday weekend, the number of shooting victims in Chicago in 2016 so far to 2,021. Out of them, so far this year, 315 people have been murdered as a result of gun crime.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 7 July 2016.

Compared to the current situation, the total for the whole of 2015 was just over 2,900 and it is understood that the city's police force had hoped that a new strategy for dealing with gun violence had been working. The 4 July weekend is often the most violent in the city and this year 5,000 officers had been posted on duty in key areas.
The police Superintendent blamed the problem on the number of guns on the street. As he has said - there are too many guns on the streets of Chicago and too many people willing to use them.


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