14 Dead In Gun Violence Over Fourth Of July Weekend In Chicago 14 Dead In Gun Violence Over Fourth Of July Weekend In Chicago The holiday weekend violence comes after increased media and police attention to the problem that has plagued Chicago all year, the nation s third-largest city which is on pace for more murders than the 774 recorded in 2020.
Last year 87 people were shot in Chicago over a four-day stretch that included July 4. (Representational)
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The United States celebrated Independence Day with parades, barbecues and fireworks, but in violence-plagued Chicago, 88 people were shot, 14 of them fatally.
The holiday weekend violence comes after increased media and police attention to the problem that has plagued Chicago all year, the nation s third-largest city which is on pace for more murders than the 774 recorded in 2020 which was Chicago s second deadliest year in the last two decades and more than New York and Los Angeles combined.
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