62 Chicago-Area Expressway Shootings So Far in 2021, 128 Reported in All of Last Year © Provided by NBC Chicago
So far in 2021, the Illinois State Police has seen nearly half the amount of Chicago-area expressway shootings reported in all of 2020, the agency confirmed to NBC 5 Monday.
From Jan. 1. to April 12, 2021, troopers were called to a total of 62 expressway shootings, the Illinois State Police said. For the same time period in 2020, police responded to 23 expressway shootings.
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A total of 128 expressway shootings were reported in all of 2020, police revealed.
Of the shootings that have occurred so far in 2021, 30 have caused injuries and seven have resulted in fatalities. A total of 42 gunshot victims have been reported.
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On Wednesday, state Reps. Glen Casada and Brandon Ogles met with Williamson County business leaders. Talk turned to the open letter that businesses in the state have signed in support of LGBTQ rights.
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