Chicago out of control? People are being murdered in the city at even FASTER rate this year than in record setting 2017 after seven people are shot dead in a single DAY
There have been 99 homicides in Chicago as of Wednesday – figures that were not recorded in 2016 until two days later, according to the Chicago Tribune
2016 marked the deadliest year for Chicago in two decades with 762 homicides
The total number of people who were shot in 2017 – 495 as of Wednesday evening – has also surpassed last year’s figures by more than 60 people
President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday night: ‘What is going on there – totally out of control. Chicago needs help!’
DAILYMAIL.COM
24 February 2017
The number of homicides in Chicago this year has already outpaced those recorded in 2016 after seven people were shot dead on Wednesday alone.
Seven people were killed on Wednesday, bringing the total number of homicides this year to 99 – figures which were not recorded until two days later in 2016, according to data collected by the Chicago Tribune.
This is bad news for the country’s third largest city, since 2016 marked the deadliest year for Chicago in two decades, with 762 homicides.
Among the seven people shot dead on Wednesday were Wilteeah Jones and her boyfriend Malik Bingham.
Jones, who was eight months pregnant, was shot in the abdomen and side, while Bingham, a documented gang member, was hit in the neck.
They were pronounced dead at the hospital, along with the baby, who Jones wanted to name Mileah.
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