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11 dead, nearly 70 wounded in weekend violence in Chicago

By MICHAEL TARM Security was increased
CHICAGO (AP) — At over the weekend at the
least 11 people were shot outdoor Lollapalooza mu-
to death and about 70 sic festival in downtown
wounded in a weekend Chicago, which drew tens
burst of violence in Chica- of thousands of young
go that instantly became people. But Johnson said
a political issue when Presi- the officers were on over-
dent Donald Trump's law- time and weren't moved
yer, Rudy Giuliani, blamed from their regular beats in
the carnage on longtime high-crime areas. City of-
Democratic rule in the city. ficials say new crime-fight-
Police on Monday attribut- ing measures over recent
ed the dozens of shootings years have helped bring
to gangs, the illegal flow of homicide numbers down,
guns and sweltering August including greater reliance
heat that drew more peo- on technology that can in-
ple outside. stantly indicate where gun-
The victims ranged in age fire came from. Improved
from 11 to 63, according intelligence-gathering has
to police. One teenage girl also enabled police to
died after being shot in the quickly dispatch officers
face. A teenage boy was to hotspots where gang
fatally shot riding a bike violence has just occurred
Sunday afternoon. Other to help thwart revenge
shootings took place at a attacks. Chicago ended
block party and a funeral. 2017 with 650 homicides,
Even for Chicagoans all too down from 771 the year be-
accustomed to violence in fore. Though the drop was
parts of the city, the week- significant, last year's total
end stood out. By way of exceeded the combined
comparison, at least seven Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson speaks at a news conference accompanied by number of killings in New
people were killed and 32 Mayor Rahm Emanuel Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, in Chicago. Between 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3 and 6 York and Los Angeles, the
wounded during the long a.m. Monday morning local time, police say at least 11 people were killed and about 70 were two U.S. cities bigger than
wounded in Chicago. Emanuel and Johnson said the weekend shootings were concentrated in
Memorial Day weekend, just a few neighborhoods on Chicago's West and South Sides, in areas where street gangs are Chicago. In a statement,
the Chicago Tribune re- entrenched. Johnson said the shootings "are not random" and are "fueled by gang conflicts." McCarthy called himself
ported. Associated Press a "proud Democrat" and
"Our souls are burdened," distanced himself from Gi-
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said. "policing genius." hoods on the West and ing news conference there uliani's views and "the mis-
"It is unacceptable to hap- McCarthy plans to run next South Sides where gangs had been no arrests in any guided, divisive tone and
pen in any neighborhood February against Emanuel, are entrenched, said Po- of the weekend shootings. policies of Donald Trump."
of Chicago. We are a bet- who fired McCarthy in 2015 lice Superintendent Eddie Days before the attacks, McCarthy said the blame
ter city." after the release of dash- Johnson, standing next to some 200 protesters for the bloodshed "lies
Echoing comments that cam video showing a white the mayor. marched through a well- squarely with Rahm Eman-
Trump himself has made re- police officer kill a black Johnson noted that homi- to-do North Side neighbor- uel's weak leadership and
peatedly about Chicago, teenager by shooting him cides in the city are down hood and briefly closed failed policies," not with
Giuliani blamed Emanuel — 16 times. by around 20 percent from Lake Shore Drive, calling for Chicago Democrats as a
President Barack Obama's Misspelling Emanuel's last last year. But he said gang more resources to stem vio- whole.q
White House chief of staff name, Giuliani tweeted: members and others arrest- lence in poor areas.
— and decades of "one "He can do a lot better ed on gun charges aren't Tio Hardiman, one of the or-
party Democratic rule" in a than Mayor Emmanuel who dealt with harshly enough. ganizers of last week's rally,
series of tweets on Sunday is fiddling while Chicago "It is the same people who said members of the black
and Monday. burns." Giuliani also falsely are pulling the triggers," he community need to take
The former New York mayor claimed that Chicago had said. "This is a small subset of the initiative by mediating
also tweeted his support "63 murders this weekend." individuals who think they truces between gangs.
for Chicago mayoral can- The mayor had no immedi- can play by their own rules The violence peaked ear-
didate and former Police ate comment on Giuliani's because they continue ly Sunday, including one
Superintendent Garry Mc- attacks. to get a slap on the wrist shooting on the South Side
Carthy, referring to him as Most of the shootings hap- when we arrest them." that wounded eight peo-
"Jerry" and calling him a pened in poor neighbor- Johnson said at the morn- ple.

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